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washing machine. <br />There was CONSENSUS for the Sheriff to make the contacts in Tampa, give possible <br />dates to Executive Aide Kimberly Massung, and coordinate the visit with Administrator <br />Chandler. <br />Frank Coffey, 1200 Admirals Walk, Vero Beach, had gone through the report and <br />saw a number of issues. His concerns included housing out -of -county prisoners, cost <br />breakdowns, and future operating costs. He expected other issues to come out at a <br />workshop. He thought the court system needs to be altered and might benefit from the <br />Public Safety Coordinating Council's help. Serious crime is not our major issue, the small <br />crimes are. <br />In response to Commissioner Neuberger, Sheriff Raymond detailed the ease of <br />housing federal prisoners. <br />Chairman Macht specified that we would not be creating beds for federal prisoners. <br />Gary Wheeler advised of his involvement on the issue of overcrowding in the jail <br />since 1982. He believed the federal prisoner program has been good for Indian River <br />County because it brought in spendable revenue for empty beds. He recommended <br />considering a 4th option to look at facilities with unadorned dormitories, such as in <br />Tallahassee and Marion County, where one officer oversees low-risk prisoners. These <br />facilities are low cost to build and operate in comparison to the other 3 options. <br />Commissioner Lowther, Commissioner Neuberger and Vice Chairman Ginn were <br />interested to see Marion County's dorm -style jail. <br />ON MOTION by Vice Chairman Ginn, SECONDED BY <br />Commissioner Lowther, the Board unanimously authorized <br />travel to Hillsborough and Marion Counties to see their <br />August S, 2003 <br />28 n., - <br />