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EXHIBIT A . <br /> Indian River County - Board of County Commissioners <br /> General Services Department <br /> Probation Division <br /> 1840 25`x' ,Street, Room 118, Vero Beach, F132960-3365 <br /> Telephone: 561-567-8000 Ext. 1317 Fax: 5614770-5095 <br /> IRC WORK PROGRAM <br /> Indian River County Probation Division has functioned as the administrator of the Indian River County <br /> Work Program since 1985 . This program provides a cost-effective alternative to a county jail sentence <br /> for defendants sentenced in County and Circuit Court . Participants work for various divisions within <br /> the county and tax- exempt entities . As a result of this program, Indian River County has non- <br /> incarcerated offenders working seven days a week on various County projects , including lawn <br /> maintenance of all county properties , roadside litter pickup, general maintenance at the county golf <br /> course and parks , and assistance at the Solid Waste Disposal Districts Transfer Stations . These man- <br /> hours of labor benefit all the taxpayers in Indian River County. <br /> A copy cf the rules for the participants is attached. <br /> For your information some of the differences between Sheriffs Weekend Program and IRC Work <br /> Program are as follows : <br /> Sheriffs WeekEnd Program IRC Work Pro rain <br /> All participants must work both Saturday and Sunday Participants can work any combination of <br /> days ordered by the court on any day of the <br /> week- minim .,m one ( 1 ) day per week <br /> Each participant must pay $ 10 for that day to work Participants are allowed to work without <br /> paying, but can not complete sentence <br /> without paying - $ 5 . 00 per day <br /> Participants work all weekends, even major holidays Participants do not work on holidays or <br /> holiday weekends honored by Indian River <br /> County <br /> The days worked do not change Because participant's work schedules <br /> change, the participants must schedule in <br /> advance the days they will work. <br /> A suggested sentencing statement might be <br /> "You will serve days on the IRC Work Program, in lieu of a county jail sentence, at a <br /> minimum rate of day(s) per week each consecutive week until this sentence is complete to <br /> begin the week of *. You will pay a Work Program Supervisory fee of $5. 00 per day. " <br /> * The workweek runs from Monday through Sunday. A Monday date is used here . , <br />