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RESOLUTION NO. 79-69 WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County, Florida, herein called the "Applicant", after thorough consideration of the problem and available data, has hereby determined that the project described below is in the best interests of the general public. To provide an organized program of in-service training for law enforcement officers in the service area, This would be a joint venture between the Indian River Commun. ity College and the Indian River County service area, The IRCC will provide the video equipment to produce, edit, and duplicate the training programs, along with production personnel including professional trainers and technicians. In-service training tapes will be available on a 24-hour basis so that all personnel will have the full benefit of each training program. The express purpose of this program is to expose all shift personnel to vital legal and tactical information on a daily basis. Within two years, the service area expects a 15% reduction in officer assaults and a 20% increase in major felony prosecutions involving violent crimes and smugglinq activity being resolved by jury verdict. The Five (5) law enforcement agencies are: City of Vero Beach, Indian River County Sheriff's Department, Indian River Shores Police Department, Sebastian Police Department, Fellsmere Police Department. WHEREAS, under terms of Public Law 90-351, as amended, the United States of America has authorized the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration, through the Florida Bureau of Criminal Justice Planning and Assistance, to make Federal Grants to assist local governments in the improvement of criminal justice; and WHEREAS, the Applicant has examined and duly considered such Act and the Applicant considers it to be in the public interest and to its benefit to file an application under said act and to authorize other action in connection therewith; BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, IN OPEN MEETING ASSEMBLED IN THE INDIAN RIVER COUNTY COURTHOUSE, VERO BEACH, FLORIDA, THE 8t11 DAY OF August 1979, AS FOLLOWS: