Okaloosa County BOCC — July 15, 2015 — Public Safety Budget Presentation

Okaloosa County Department of Public Safety Budget Review Meeting July 15, 2015  Okaloosa E911 • E911 revenue is collected from telephone devices on a monthly basis and is currently $0.40. The actual revenue received varies based on the type of device: – Wireless devices net $0.30 (76% of fee) – Non-wireless devices net $0.38 (96% of fee) – Pre-Paid devices net $0.25 (61% of fee) • The additional percentages of the fee is retained by the State for E911 grants, reimbursements to wireless service providers and for administrative/operational purposes.  Okaloosa E911 • Effective January 1, 2015, the E911 fee changed to 40 cents per device for each service provider. – The E911 fee reduction from 50 cents was to allow collection for pre-paid devices. – State is providing special disbursements to assist in offsetting decline in revenue for impacted counties. • Discussions ongoing to raise the fee back to 50 cents per device. – This will be a vote by the State E911 board and would afford a revenue increase for E911.  Okaloosa E911 Revenue • FY13 – $1,061,460 • FY14 – $974,138 • FY15 – $950,000 (estimated) • FY16 – $950,000 (estimated)  E911 Capital Improvement ESInet Interface Module (EIM) • ESInet Interface Module – estimated $125,000 – Funding through E911 reserves. • Solution to migrate E911 system to fully IP- based and allows system to handle text, picture and streaming video to E911. Okaloosa E911 Okaloosa E911  Beach Safety • Major Accomplishments Last Year: • Conducted over 100,000 documented preventative actions. • Performed 90 rip current and heavy surf rescues with no drowning fatalities on guarded beaches. • Responded to 115 reports of lost children on the beach. All were found and returned to their families. • Responded to 414 medical calls on the beach. • Continued to develop increases in efficiency and effectiveness of lifeguard operations through the use of the Main Lifeguard Tower on the Okaloosa Fishing Pier. • Performed 16 rescues that would typically be after hours due to longer coverage times 2000hrs or dusk. • Attended or sponsored 45 public education events in local schools providing beach safety education and prevention information to approximately 5000 school age children and community youths. • Instructed 75 youths ages 9 to 17 years in the Junior Lifeguard Program. • Program Goal: To prevent the incidence of death and injury in the aquatic and beach environment as efficiently and effectively as possible through public education, the maintenance of high professional and technical standards, and the maintenance of a constant state of readiness year-round. • Key Objectives: • Provide public education and preventative oversight to the residents and visitors of Okaloosa County as the primary methods of prevention of death and injury in and around the waterways of Okaloosa County. • Provide rapid and efficient heavy surf, rip current, and flood rescue services in tight coordination with surrounding rescue agencies. • Continuance of professional lifeguard and technical rescue standards through training and professional development programs. • Ensure the visiting public is educated on the flag warning system and rip current hazards – “Know Before You Go” campaign. • Ensure the residents of Okaloosa County are educated on the hazards of flooded roads and bridges – “Turn Around, Don’t Drown” campaign. • Exploit the information delivery capacities of Facebook, and other web-based applications to provide accurate real time information and education to the beach-going public. • Maintenance of high levels of lifeguard readiness year-round.  Beach Safety • Addition of 1 port