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Sarasota News Leader July 19, 2013 Page 36 in city schools, DiPino picked up the assignment, putting SPD officers in selected schools. The county School Board is picking up the tab for $312,000. "We're embracing this," she said. "But not the details, the finer points," said Snyder. "Not the victim info or what was stolen or their procedures. Can our officers on the street look up records?" THE SAME PAGE "They have a limited ability," said Richter. "The final budget request is a $1,250,000 increase over last year's budget," DiPino told the commissioners. "Of the $28.8 million total, $16.4 million is for patrol, $5.5 million is for support and administration, $4.7 million for criminal investigation and $2.1 million for the Office of the Chief," she added, referring to the four new bureaus. "Shouldn't there be a full integration of these two systems," asked Commissioner Paul Caragiulo, referring to records at headquarters and data available to patrol officers. "Yes," said DiPino. "Previously our radio systems were not coordinated with the county, " said Commissioner Commissioners wanted to know how the city Willie Shaw. "We could not talk with them and police worked with, and shared information vice versa." with, the Sheriff's Office. None mentioned the "We can communicate now," said DiPino. June 18 appearance of the sheriff before the "Across North America," she added, referring County Commission, when he said, "I can asto the city's new radio system. sure you we have rescued the City of Sarasota more in the past two months than we have in Commissioners grilled DiPino further about the previous four-plus years I have been sher- equipment. "I'm seeing a budget decrease for iff." equipment. This is Priority One. We are sendCommissioner Suzanne Atwell asked if DiPi- ing people out there every night," said Snyder. no would share information with the Sheriff's "How old are our firearms?" Office. "We will be sharing back and forth," "Every single one of them was broken down, said DiPino. parts replaced if necessary and redone," However Mayor Shannon Snyder, a former said Capt. Stannish. "We're trading some old sheriff's deputy, asked a series of pointed Glocks for new ones." questions aimed at Adam Richter, the infor"We don't have systems that interface. We mation technology manager for the SPD. need more cooperation, back and forth. We Richter replied, "They get a limited data set, can no longer be parochial about this," Snyder a parsed-down version," referring to officers responded. "We're all going to have to get on the same page." % on the street. Take Your Time You Have All Week Enjoy The News Leader Anytime - Day or Night