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I I I TEXAS HIGffiIAY PATROL P.O. Box 873 SAN MARCOS, TEXAS Me,y 23, 1969 Mayor Ellis Serur a.m City Council City of San JiflarCOS San 11arcos, Texas Gentlemen: I would like to recommenCl that the Council consider the purchase of two (2) additional receivers on your Police Department frequency for the use of the 'rexas Highway Patrol. I have five cars working this area and t"'o of them are ",ithout communication with local officers after the Sheriff's 6ffice closes at 5 PM on ~[6ekdays and anytime on Saturday and Sunday. It is not feasible to shift these receivers from car to car due to the fact that there is an overlap of shifts, and many times all units will be called to duty at the same time. I ",ould also like to suggest a cooperative project, between the City Council and the County Commissioners Court, on the problem of inter-communication bet",een the City Police Department aEtl the Sheriff's Office. There have been numerous instances, just in the few months I have been here, ",hen City, County and State officers could have aided each other much more effectively, had there been instantaneous communication between the Departments. This could be effected by installing a 37.260 receiver in the Police Department dispatcher's office, a 155.13 receiver in the Sheriff's Office, and a 155.13 receiver in each of the Sheriff's units and Highway Patr",l units. Certainly, with the increase in crime and traffic problems, complete and co-ordinated efforts of all law enforcement agencies is needed. This cannot be achieved without comminication between these agencies. Respectfully, /~ -') /) .. /~~.;;::;~, f /, ,Y .,<(Za-C<-<-c-/5::-- '-11. 'l!o ""e:rts, Sergeant" Texas Highway Patrol Area Office, San Marcos '\i\