Okaloosa County BOCC — August 4, 2014 — 5-1 Mosquito Control — reading text

BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OKALOOSA COUNTY, FLORIDA SERVICE AREA: HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT/PROGRAM: MOSQUITO CONTROL PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: The Okaloosa County Public Works Department Mosquito Control (MC) Program provides the public with a safe and cost effective program for the reduction of mosquito populations and habitat. The proposed FY15 Budget reflects the funding strategy to sustain the program model developed over the past decade. The jurisdiction to which the MC Program is responsible is the Okaloosa County Mosquito Control District (District) which includes all of Okaloosa County excluding Federal and State Parks and Eglin Air Force Base. REVENUE: The MC Program is funded through the General Fund. Supporting revenue of the General Fund are ad valorem taxes, state shared revenue, licenses, permits, charges for services, interest, other miscellaneous revenue and transfers from other funds. State funding through a grant marginally supplements the MC Program and the availability of supplemental funds are subject to annual review at the State level. Acceptance of the grant requires the District Director to prepare monthly financial and chemical inventory reporting. There have been no indications of what State grant levels will be for FY2015. FY14 State grant funds secured by the District totaled $30k. Under the current MC Program, State funds are targeted for supplemental chemical purchases. EXPENDITURES: Expenditures Budget FY12 FY13 FY14 FY15 Category Actual $ Actual $ Original $ Approved $ Personal Services 383,955 391,772 399,040 399,387 Operating Expenses 101,732 80,979 173,032 179,711 Capital Outlay 0 0 23,000 0 Reserves 0 0 0 0 Total 485,387 472,751 595,072 579,098 HISTORICAL STAFFING SUMMARY: Category FY12 FY13 FY14 FY15 Full-time 8 8 8 8 Part-Time 0 0 0 0 Relief 0 0 0 0 Total 8 8 8 8 MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS LAST YEAR:  Control mosquito populations for the entire County excluding federal and state property to protect the health and safety of our citizens.  Signed Memorandum of Understanding with the Okaloosa County Health Department to facilitate response and communication between departments.  Responded to over 612 customer inquiries, October 2012 through September 2013.  Inspection and larvicide application at over 1,900 sites per month.  Adulticide application over 323,735 acres; 1,600 person hours; traveling over 24,000 miles.  Adulticide historic utilization in gallons is as follows; 1,870 -- FY08; 1,946 -- FY09, 1,526 -- FY10, 1,978-- FY11, 2,080 --FY12, and 2800 – FY2013. Adulticide chemical costs approximately $18 per gallon. PROGRAM GOAL: The Okaloosa County Mosquito Control program will provide an environmentally safe and cost effective operation for the reduction of mosquito populations and habitat in compliance with applicable state regulations and Okaloosa County Board of County Commissioner’s policy. KEY OBJECTIVES: 1. To maintain a high level of customer service with reduced resources. 2. To aggressively pursue material and contractual services required to provide an effective integrated pest management program. 3. Control breeding sites by treating mosquito habitat both chemically and biologically and by elimination of the mosquito habitats. 4. Reacquisition of mosquito surveillance program and expand surveillance sites from 12 to 15. 5. Establish contractual relationship with the Public Health Department for integrated disease vector response. 6. Continue to integrate new technologies (e.g. Google Earth, GIS) into Mosquito Control Standard Operating Procedures. 7. Remain compliant with all local, State and Federal requirements. 8. Integrate Work Director (Public Works work order generation and tracking system) and the Vector Control Management System. PERFORMANCE MEASURES: Actual Actual Estimated Adopted Performance Measures FY12 FY13 FY14 FY15 Number of Full-Time Employees 8 8 8 8 Total Operating Expenditures $125,138 $121,478 $91,406† $194,232†† Input Total Capital Expenditures 0 0 0 $23,000 State Funding $36,423.00 18,396 18,500 29,000** Proactive Larvicide (larvicide sites 1750 1700 1700 1900 inspected/treated monthly) *Adulticide Program (Gallons of Adulticide) 1900 1978 1950 2300 Output *Number of Completed Work Orders 550 760 780 800 State Reporting Requirements (Monthly) 12 12 12 12 Number of Traps Set Per Week 6 12 0 15 Efficiency Percentage of monthly treatment of larvicide Effectiveness 100 100 100 100 sites Percentage of Routine Work Orders Completed 100 100 100 100 in 1 week Continued State Funding (Receive maximum 100 100 100 100 funding available) * Dependent on weather conditions and mosquito-borne disease outbreak † FY13 Chemical Inventory supplemented by the balance of State Grant funds ** Dependent on pending State Legislation †† Includes $35k for surveillance contract and $60k chemical inventory replenishment