Okaloosa County BOCC — June 26, 2014 — VIII.a. Sheriff Funding Request — reading text

Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office Funding of Beach Safety in TDC Tax District Sheriff Larry R. Ashley The Mission of the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office: “Ensuring fair and equal administration of the law, safeguarding civil liberties and preserving public safety; Doing so with professionalism and unity of purpose, while being good stewards of the public’s trust”.  Briefing Outline • Objective • Purpose • Justification • Background • Analysis • Precedence The Mission of the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office: “Ensuring fair and equal administration of the law, safeguarding civil liberties and preserving public safety; Doing so with professionalism and unity of purpose, while being good stewards of the public’s trust”.  Objective OCSO is requesting appropriations from the Okaloosa TDC in the amount of $350,000 to fund Sheriff’s Operations that enhance and promote tourism in Okaloosa County. Funding will subsidize salaries, vehicles, vessels and equipment for 4 Beach Patrol Deputies and 2 Marine Patrol Deputies The Mission of the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office: “Ensuring fair and equal administration of the law, safeguarding civil liberties and preserving public safety; Doing so with professionalism and unity of purpose, while being good stewards of the public’s trust”.  Purpose • Ensure that Okaloosa County remains a safe and family friendly tourist destination and that tourism continues as one of the county’s primary economic engines. – Calls for service by tourists constitute ~80% of OCSO call volume in TDC Bed Tax District. – A significant portion of the OCSO annual budget is derived from Ad valorem tax revenues. • Ensure that public safety services consumed by tourists are subsidized by tourists. The Mission of the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office: “Ensuring fair and equal administration of the law, safeguarding civil liberties and preserving public safety; Doing so with professionalism and unity of purpose, while being good stewards of the public’s trust”.  Justification • Need: An analysis of five years of call for service data in Okaloosa County’s TDC bed tax districts, reveals that among 11 categories of calls analyzed, there is an average increase of 1100% during high tourist periods. • Categories analyzed included: 1) Ordinance Violations, 2) Sexual Battery, 3) Traffic Crashes, 4) Driving While Intoxicated, 5) Alcohol Offenses, 6) Boating Issues, 7) Distressed Swimmers, 8) Trespassing, 9) Missing Persons, 10) Battery, 11) Shoplifting. The Mission of the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office: “Ensuring fair and equal administration of the law, safeguarding civil liberties and preserving public safety; Doing so with professionalism and unity of purpose, while being good stewards of the public’s trust”.  Calls for Service Ordinance Violations Off On Change Total 2009 510 4269 737.06% 4779 2010 281 3784 1246.62% 4065 2011 485 8629 1679.18% 9114 2012 411 6902 1579.32% 7313 2013 451 5671 1157.43% 6122 Sexual Battery Off On Change Total 2009 1 6 500.00% 7 2010 2 9 350.00% 11 2011 5 10 100.00% 15 2012 6 10 66.67% 16 2013 6 15 150.00% 21 Traffic Crash Off On Change Total 2009 197 627 218.27% 824 2010 191 624 226.70% 815 2011 199 764 283.92% 963 2012 239 901 276.99% 1140 2013 263 804 205.70% 1067 The Mission of the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office: “Ensuring fair and equal administration of the law, safeguarding civil liberties and preserving public safety; Doing so with professionalism and unity of purpose, while being good stewards of the public’s trust”.  Calls for Service DUI Off On Change Total 2009 173 280 61.85% 453 2010 144 307 113.19% 451 2011 146 285 95.21% 431 2012 138 325 135.51% 463 2013 116 276 137.93% 392 Alcohol Offenses Off On Change Total 2009 12 388 3133.33% 400 2010 10 329 3190.00% 339 2011 10 426 4160.00% 436 2012 21 633 2914.29% 654 2013 7 306 4271.43% 313 Marine Summary Off On Change Total 2009 2 37 1750.00% 39 2010 2 28 1300.00% 30 2011 58 #DIV/0! 58 2012 1 61 6000.00% 62 2013 1 73 7200.00% 74 The Mission of the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office: “Ensuring fair and equal administration of the law, safeguarding civil liberties and preserving public safety; Doing so with professionalism and unity of purpose, while being good stewards of the public’s trust”.  Calls for Service Distressed Swimmer Off On Total Change 2009 6 26 32 333.33% 2010 1 46 47 4500.00% 2011 0 20 20 #DIV/0! 2012 3 43 46 1333.33% 2013 5 38 43 660.00% Trespassing Off On Total Change 2009 164 392 556 139.02% 2010 184 414 598 125.00% 2011 234 486 720 107.69% 2012 286 492 778 72.03% 2013 163 462 625 183.44% Missing Person Off On Total Change 2009 24 115 139 379.17% 2010 25 77 102 208.00% 2011 12 70 82 483.33% 2012 28 131 159 367.86% 2013 13 106 119 715.38% The Mission of the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office: “Ensuring fair and equal administration of the law, safeguarding civil liberties and preserving public safety; Doing so with professionalism and unity of purpose, while being good stewards of the public’s trust”.  Calls for Service Battery Off On Total Change 2009 90 185 275 105.56% 2010 98 219 317 123.47% 2011 108 242 350 124.07% 2012 131 279 410 112.98% 2013 96 240 336 150.00% Shoplifting Off On Total Change 2009 24 42 66 75.00% 2010 19 33 52 73.68% 2011 47 45 92 -4.26% 2012 31 81 112 161.29% 2013 47 59 106 25.53% The Mission of the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office: “Ensuring fair and equal administration of the law, safeguarding civil liberties and preserving public safety; Doing so with professionalism and unity of purpose, while being good stewards of the public’s trust”.  Ordinance Violations 10000 1800.00% 1679.18% 9000 8629 1579.32%