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BOOK 6 PA E 115 <br />Judge L. B. Vocelle advised that the handicapped railings are <br />being used by the skateboarders and are getting damaged because <br />they were not built for that type of use. <br />Judge Vocelle felt it was time to bite the bullet and put the <br />security cameras in the garage. He believed the cameras would act <br />not only as a deterrent, but would also provide documentation of <br />unlawful acts. He also asserted that a well -marked Sheriff's <br />Department golf cart, parked near the garage, would act as a <br />further deterrent to vandalism. <br />Judge Vocelle reminded the Board that he had been before them <br />in July and wondered what happened to the wheelchairs that were to <br />be provided -in the Courthouse for handicapped visitors. <br />Judge Vocelle claimed there was no liaison for communication <br />between the Board of County Commissioners, the Judicial, the Public <br />Defender, the State Attorney, the Clerk, and the Sheriff. He cited <br />as an example the problems with the two different audio/visual <br />recording systems in the courtrooms. He reported that recording in <br />two courtrooms is still a problem and related how one of Circuit <br />Judge Robert Hawley's hearings could not be accommodated. <br />Judge Vocelle then described the impracticality of the <br />location of the crosswalk which was in process of installation. He <br />was advised, when he complained to the City of Vero Beach, that it <br />was according to what the County had authorized. <br />Judge Vocelle summarized his requests, as follows: <br />• that the cost of the security cameras for the garage be <br />provided from the courthouse facilities fund. <br />• that the wheelchairs be expedited. <br />• that a liaison for communication between the Board of <br />County Commissioners and entities in the Courthouse be <br />put in place. <br />• that the purchase of a golf cart for security purposes <br />be made from the courthouse facilities fund. <br />Administrator Chandler began addressing some of Judge <br />Vocelle's requests and remarks. He had not realized there was any <br />problem with liaison because Director Dean had been designated to <br />work with the court and administrators in the Courthouse. That <br />concern will be rectified following the meeting. He advised there <br />was no provision in the budget for security cameras and the quotes <br />he had received recently were between $35,000 and $50,000. He <br />called on General Services Director Sonny Dean to elaborate on the <br />crosswalks. <br />20 - <br />September 19, 1995 <br />M <br />