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BOOK o PAGE 443 <br />We appreciate your consideration of the attached document, which will allow us to take <br />advantage of cost savings for much needed resources. If you have any questions, please feel free <br />to call me. <br />V'; a-'Z'`e�- <br />Gary C. Wheeler, Sheriff <br />GCW/ss <br />Attachment <br />Sheriff Wheeler advised that under this Universal Hiring Grant his office would <br />receive $375,000 for 5 additional officers. The cost to the County would be $394,100 <br />over 3 years ($176,500 for the first year). He pointed to the continued growth the county <br />is experiencing now and the growth we will experience in the coming years. He <br />mentioned the new retail coming on the SR -60 corridor and also stated that we need new <br />officers in order to maintain the level of service. He stressed that response times are <br />getting longer and the personnel resources of his department are stretched thinner and <br />thinner. He spoke of concerns for coverage at the Indian River Mall on Friday and <br />Saturday nights because of the large numbers of young people who congregate there. <br />Non -serious crimes cannot be given full attention due to lack of sufficient staff and <br />citizens find this generally unacceptable. Unfortunately, however, Sheriff Wheeler had <br />no source within his budget to contribute the matching funds. The income from the next <br />fiscal year for housing Broward County prisoners has already been committed to the <br />helicopter costs for next year. <br />Sheriff Wheeler responded to Commissioner Tippin's inquiry concerning the <br />additional hires over the last 2-3 years saying that personnel was up about 18-20 in actual <br />law enforcement positions. <br />Commissioner Tippin had serious concerns that the Federal government would not <br />continue giving grants. <br />Commissioner Macht requested current information as to the ratio between sworn <br />deputies and citizens. Sheriff Wheeler will send over the information. <br />A discussion ensued as to where the funding could be found for the first year. <br />OMB Director Joseph A. Baird cautioned that the millage had already been set and <br />the budget would have to be cut in other areas in order to fund the $176,000 for the first <br />September 2, 1997 <br />34 <br />M M <br />