Okaloosa County BOCC — December 1, 2015 — 2015-2016 Emergency Medical Services (EMS) County Grant — agenda request

BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AGENDA REQUEST DATE: December 1, 2015 TO: Honorable Chairman and Members of the Board FROM: Paul Lawson SUBJECT: 2015-2016 Emergency Medical Services (EMS) County Grant DEPARTMENT: Public Safety BCC DISTRICT: All STATEMENT OF ISSUE: Approve the FY 2015-2016 EMS County Grant application in the amount of $31,206.00 for improvement and enhancement of Emergency Medical Services within Okaloosa County. There is no match required for this grant. BACKGROUND: Emergency Medical Services are essential to the health of all Florida’s residents and visitors; therefore, the Florida Legislature and Governor authorized counties to collect a surcharge on the fines for various traffic offenses to pay for the improvement and expansion of emergency medical services in Florida. The counties forward the funds for deposit into the State EMS Trust Fund, which is the sole source of funding for all of the State EMS grant programs. The funds received through the grant program will be utilized to purchase an ATV, 10 automatic external defibrillators (AEDs), EMS training equipment, and Vivid Trac airway cameras. OPTIONS: Approve/Disapprove. RECOMMENDATIONS: Adopt the resolution approving the EMS County Grant. Authorize the Chairman to sign the grant application and all other grant documents necessary during the term of the grant. RECOMMENDED BY: APPROVED BY: John Hofstad, County Administrator