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into the Crime Stoppers fund). He explained also that he was requesting approval of the <br />Board of County Commissioners and why. He pointed out that costs for advertisements of <br />the program, such as billboards or media, are reimbursable from these funds and that there <br />is approximately $20,000 to $23,000 available for Indian River County. The program is <br />audited by the State of Florida Attorney General's office. He announced the Crime Stoppers <br />phone number is 1-800-273-8477. He emphasized to the students in the audience that if they <br />knew of any crime, or any plans of one, to quickly notify someone in authority for help. <br />Master Police Officer David Shapiro, City of Vero Beach Police Department, Crime <br />Prevention, emphasized that stopping crime requires community involvement with law <br />enforcement. Crime Stoppers is one of the ways the community can get involved and has <br />been successfully used many times in this community. <br />ON MOTION by Commissioner Ginn, SECONDED BY <br />Commissioner Tippin, the Board unanimously (4-0, <br />Commissioner Adams absent) authorized the Chairman to sign <br />the Letter of Agreement authorizing the Treasure Coast Crime <br />Stoppers, Inc. to act as Indian River County's agent for the <br />purpose of applying for and receiving moneys from the Crime <br />Stoppers Trust Fund, as requested. <br />(CLERK'S NOTE: A COPY OF THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE STATE OF <br />FLORIDA AND THE TREASURE COAST CRIME STOPPERS, INC., GRANT NO. <br />01899 AND A COPY OF THE ORGANIZATION AND AGENCY INFORMATION IS <br />FILED WITHTHE BACKUP OF THIS MEETING INTHE OFFICE OF THE CLERKTO <br />THE BOARD.) <br />November 2, 1999 <br />LEVER OF AGREEMENT IS ON FILE <br />IN TAE OFFICE OF THE CLERK TO THE BOARD <br />29 <br />ROOK ill FADE 2',4 <br />