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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA REQUEST
DATE: May 20, 2014
TO: Honorable Chairman and Members of the Board
FROM: Dino J. Villani
SUBJECT: School Bus Transportation Lease Renewal
DEPARTMENT: Public Safety
BCC DISTRICT: All
STATEMENT OF ISSUE: Request approval of the lease renewal between the Okaloosa
County Board of County Commissioners and the School Board of Okaloosa County, which
establishes procedures for utilizing school buses for emergency transportation. These buses are
to be provided to the Board of County Commissioners before and after a hurricane or other
disaster. Per Purchasing guidelines, lease renewals must be approved by the Board.
BACKGROUND: Disaster response operations require the county to possibly provide
transportation to individuals to and from county shelters. Currently, the county provides
transportation to special needs residents without transportation to the special needs shelter. This
transportation is provided by Okaloosa Coordinated Transportation (OCT). OCT is limited to
the number of people they can transport due to the size of the OCT buses. The agreement with
the School Board will provide larger buses to the county, which will allow the county if needed
to transport larger numbers of individuals to county shelters. The renewal of a written agreement
with the School Board will also allow for possible reimbursement from the Federal Emergency
Management Agency.
OPTIONS: Approve/Disapprove.
RECOMMENDATIONS: Authorize the Chairman to sign the school bus lease renewal.
RECOMMENDED BY:
APPROVED BY:
Ernie Padgett, County Administrator