Okaloosa County BOCC — September 3, 2013 — FAC Public Safety — reading text

sweeps of the EMPA trust fund for non emergency management purposes and SUPPORTS an increase to the county base grant funding, which has remain unchanged for nearly a decade. SUPPORT changes to the EMPA trust fund by ensuring the $2.00 and $4.00 annual surcharge on all homeowner and business insurance policies is assessed on either a per-parcel or per-unit basis of coverage, rather than on a single policy. SUPPORT a repeal of the service charge to general revenue on the EMPA trust fund and redirect these monies back to the counties in the same manner in which the EMPA base grant is distributed. SUPPORT The Division of Emergency Management’s Legislative Budget Request to increase base grant funding by $10,000 per county. Explanation/Update: Currently, each county receives approximately $105,000 from the EMPA trust fund for emergency management purposes. While there have been incremental increases to the trust fund over the past decade, county allocations have remained flat during this same time period, while responsibilities have increased. Additionally, for State FY 12/13, the Legislature swept approximately $3.5 million to general revenue, while another roughly $5 million was redirected in 2010. Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA)/Florida Recovery: SUPPORT revisions to OPA providing greater participation from local governments as a primary first responder in an effort to protect local communities. More specifically, enhancing local government’s role regarding planning, preparation and implementation for oil related events, enhancing local government’s responsibility in strategic mitigations efforts and clean up response and reducing the timeline for reimbursement costs to 30 days or less. Explanation/Update: FAC has developed an issue paper regarding OPA 90 reforms that would provide a stronger local role involving near- and off-shore oil spill events. That paper has been presented to NACO’s multi-state oil spill task force. FAC anticipates NACO organizing a meeting with U.S. Coast Guard to discuss these initiatives. Additionally, FAC will raise this issue with the State Commission on Oil Spill Response. 6 OPPOSE efforts to amend Chapter 252, F.S., to impose mandates on counties relating to functional needs access to general population shelters. SUPPORT legislative review, or an opinion, from the State Attorney General, of Federal “Functional Needs Support Services Shelter Guidance” and its impact on Florida shelter standards and policies and the statutory mission of the Special Needs Interagency Committee. Explanation/Update: FAC and the Florida Emergency Preparedness Association (FEPA) will continue to work with FDEM to address this issue. Emergency Management Ranking: SUPPORT working with the Florida Department of Emergency Management on developing an appropriate ranking/typing of county emergency management offices. 7