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deputies with this grant. The total cost to the county in the fust year for adding three additional officers will be $120,648 to cover capital and start up costs; salary/benefits in the amount of $118.179 will receive 100% federal funding in year one to help offset these initial start up costs. In year two of the grant, we will request 75% funding reimbursement, and 10% reimbursement in year three. At the close of the grant, the positions will be provided through the normal budget process. Attached, are documents required for application, including the Request Form, Certificates, Assurances, and a sample Retention Statement; additional financial worksheets are also provided for backup. We request this item be placed on the agenda under Constitutional Officers for the Board of County Commissioners meeting scheduled for May 2, 2000. Should you have any questions, feel free to contact Sandy Shields at 97&6254. Thank you for your assistance. Sincerely, ,4f w� Z7Wheeler, Sheriff Indian River County Sandy Shields of the Sheriff's Department noted that the original UHP (Universal Hiring Program) grant was in 1994 or 1995 and this is a continuation. This is a part of President Clinton's effort to get 100,000 additional officers on the streets. Commissioner Grin commented that is a 3.8 million dollar program and the grant is only 1.2 million dollars. Everything the federal government does has strings attached. Ms. Shields emphasized that the County's law enforcement is facing the same growth as all other services. In response to Commissioner Grin's question, Ms. Shields also noted that the SR -60 corridor would be an additional zone if they had additional officers to assign to that area. Chairman Adams believed that at budget time the Sheriff's Department had said they would not need any additional officers and questioned the number of employees. MAY 099 2000 -25-BOOT( .� �c� FAGf ""J,