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Administrative & Support 1 1 1 1
Full-time Management & Professional 2 2 2 2
Total 3 3 3 3
EXPENDITURES:
Expenditures Budget
FY13 FY14 FY15 FY16 FY15/FY16 Increase/
Category Actual Actual Approved Proposed +/- Decrease
Personnel Services $189,993 $192,543 $196,605 $213,582 $16,977 8.6%
Operating Expenses $41,086 $65,520 $65,998 $54,081 -$11,917 -18.1%
Capital Outlay $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 0%
Debt Service $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 0%
Grants & Aids $85,453 $85,453 $85,453 $85,453 $0 0%
Other Uses $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 0%
Total $316,532 $328,516 $348,056 $353,116 $5,060 1.5%
ACCOUNTS:
FY14 FY15 FY16 FY15/FY16 Increase/
Code Category Approved Approved Proposed +/- Decrease
10 SALARIES & WAGES $158,930 $160,429 $162,032 $1,603 1.0%
Realizes a wage increase
20 BENEFITS $35,459 $36,176 $51,550 $15,374 42.5%
Increase due to all employees on County Health Insurance
40 TRAVEL & PER DIEM $1,000 $1,000 $1,000 $0 0%
41 COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES $8,400 $8,400 $8,400 $0 0%
42 FREIGHT & POSTAGE $200 $200 $200 $0 0%
45 RISK MANAGEMENT ALLOCATION $18,623 $20,871 $10,411 -$10,460 -50.1%
Property Insurance reallocation
46 REPAIR & MAINTENANCE $20,644 $19,573 $20,44 $471 2.4%
47 PRINTING & BINDING $1,000 $1,000 $1,000 $0 0%
49 MISCELLANEOUS CHARGES $2,208 $2,208 $2,208 $0 0%
51 OFFICE SUPPLIES $1,100 $1,100 $1,100 $0 0%
52 OPERATING SUPPLIES $10,682 $10,146 $8,218 -$1,928 -19.0%
Budget request based in historical data and anticipated needs
54 BOOKS/PUBS/SUBS & MEMBERSHIPS $500 $500 $500 $0 0%
55 TRAINING & EDUCATION EXPENSES $1,000 $1,000 $1,000 $0 0%
81 AIDS TO GOERNMENT AGENCIES $85,453 $85,453 $85,453 $0 0%
TOTAL $345,199 $348,056 $353,116 $5,060 1.5%
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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA REQUEST
DATE: July 15, 2015
TO: Honorable Chairman and Members of the Board
FROM: John Hofstad, County Administrator
SUBJECT: County Warning Point
The attached documents provide the program based budgets for the County Warning Point
Department.
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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OKALOOSA COUNTY, FLORIDA
SERVICE AREA: PUBLIC SAFETY
DEPARTMENT/PROGRAM: 911 COMMUNICATIONS DIVISION/CWP DISPATCH PROGRAM
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: This program consists of a 911 Communications Division Chief; 4
Communications Supervisors, a QA Training Officer and 10 full-time Communications Technicians. The Fire
and EMS Dispatch Program under the Department of Public Safety is responsible for dispatching emergency
calls for 17 fire departments and EMS in all parts of Okaloosa County, requesting assistance from appropriate
agencies, providing life safety information to responders, providing various notifications to the State and other
County Departments or contracted agencies, and assisting with 311 inquiry requests. This program also
provides county-wide radio system services and infrastructure for Fire and EMS response agencies.
REVENUE: County Warning Point is funded within the General Fund. Supporting revenue of the General
Fund are ad valorem taxes, communications service tax, local business tax, permits and fees, state shared
revenue, charges for services, judgments and fines, miscellaneous revenue and transfers from other funds.
MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS LAST YEAR:
Ø Dispatched 24,930 EMS and 19,935 fire related calls.
Ø Handled 78,943 administrative calls.
Ø Updated State of Florida 911 Public Safety Telecommunicator training program.
Ø Maintained alternate emergency communication sites and backup radio system operations.
Ø Continued training program for Statewide Law Enforcement Radio System radio users.
Ø Maintained dedicated paging/alerting frequency for fire department/EMS notification via fiber optic
transport medium.
Ø Maintained generator monitoring system to monitor and maintain required test logs for EOC facility.
Ø Renewed Fire Service Dispatch Contract with Fire agencies.
Ø Upgraded VHF radio infrastructure to P-25 capability.
PROGRAM GOAL: To provide emergency communication services to callers and responders utilizing
established protocols, standards while adhering to Florida Statutes 365.171 and 401 and following the State
Emergency Medical Services, Law Enforcement, and Florida Fire Service Communication Plans.
KEY OBJECTIVES:
1. Ensure dispatching functions according to policy and procedures.
2. Provide quality assurance and improvement practices for division.
3. Monitor, access, and report statistical trends and current conditions for emergency responders and
management.
4. To dispatch emergency calls under one minute 95% of the time.
5. To administer Fire Service Dispatch Contract.
6. To develop local Communication Plans and Alternate Emergency Communication Sites.
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PERFORMANCE MEASURES:
Actual Approved Proposed
Performance Measures
FY13/14 FY14/15 FY15/16
Number of Trained Dispatchers
Input 15 15 15
Number of Fire Calls Dispatched 19,935 20,335 20,735
Output
Number of EMS Calls Dispatched 24,930 25,430 25,930
Percentage of calls dispatched 1 minute or less 95% of the
Efficiency
95% 95% 96%
time
Quality Assurance Scores equal 95% or better 96% 97% 98%
Effectivenes
Number of calls outside of dispatch time line 373 380 365
s
HISTORICAL STAFFING SUMMARY:
Category FY13 FY14 FY15 FY16
Full-time Administrative & Support 14 14 14 14
Full-time Management & Professional 2 2 2 2
Relief 0 0 0 2
Total 16 16 16 18
EXPENDITURES:
Expenditures Budget
FY13 FY14 FY15 FY16 FY15/FY16 Increase/
Category Actual Actual Approved Proposed +/- Decrease
Personnel Services $871,382 $869,939 $925,613 $947,039 $21,426 2.3%
Operating Expenses $30,776 $32,456 $37,759 $37,896 $137 0.4%
Capital Outlay $0 $0 $30,000 $30,000 $0 0%
Debt Service $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 0%
Grants & Aids $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 0%
Other Uses $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 0%
Total $902,158 $902,395 $993,372 $1,014,935 $21,563 2.2%
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ACCOUNTS:
FY14 FY15 FY16 FY15/FY16 Increase/
Code Category Approved Approved Proposed +/- Decrease
10 SALARIES & WAGES $706,143 $701,046 $698,348 -$2,698 -0.4%
Request based on current staffing and the addition of two relief employees
20 BENEFITS $221,894 $224,567 $248,691 24,124 10.7%
Increase due to all employees on County Health Insurance
41 COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES $3,500 $3,500 $3,500 $0 0%
45 RISK MANAGEMENT ALLOCATION $9,172 $10,264 $5,461 -$4,803 -46.8%
Property Insurance
