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and quality of life
related services to the residents and visitors of Okaloosa County. The division accomplishes this mission
through its four sections: Drafting and Design, Land Development Review, Right-of-Way, and Survey.
KEY OBJECTIVES:
1. Provide engineering services that enhance or maintain the health, safety and welfare of the general public.
2. Provide timely and courteous assistance to citizens.
3. Ensure that all projects are designed and constructed within established budgetary constraints, comply with
acceptable industry standards, and are performed in compliance with County policies and procedures.
4. Provide surveying services for design, construction, and enforcement purposes.
5. Acquire the necessary easements, deeds, and agreements to construct and maintain County infrastructure.
6. Provide recommendations to the Board of County Commissioners related to the operation and maintenance
of infrastructure owned by the County.
7. Maintain a database of record drawings for projects constructed, repaired or maintained by County forces.
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8. Projects for FY 2015
• Execute Project Worksheets resulting from FEMA funding for April 29 Flood event.
• Hurlburt Field Entrance Interchange (project liaison during construction)
• PJ Adams Parkway – Phase 1 Widening and Right-of-way Acquisition (project and grant
administration)
• Rocky Bayou Drive Sidewalk Design (FDOT grant administration of design)
• P.J. Adams Parkway Phase 1 Widening Design and Right-of-way Acquisition (FDOT Grant)
• Sylvania Heights Stormwater Improvements – Design and construction (FDEP Grant)
• Overbrook and Tanglewood Stormwater Improvements Construction– FDEP/MOEX grants
• Emergency Watershed Protection Program – sites performed as funded
• Okaloosa Lane Paving Project Design
• Fairchild Road Dirt to Pave conversion; begin construction
• Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd; complete design and move to construction
• Assist with dirt to pave conversion projects (design and inspection)
9. Verify that all submitted designs (both those intended for public dedication and private
ownership/maintenance) meet or exceed the minimum standards set forth in the Land Development Code to
protect the health, safety and welfare of the general public.
10. Coordinate public and private proposed improvements (across county and municipal jurisdictions) for
compatibility.
11. Inspect improvements to verify that they are constructed in accordance with the approved development
documents prior to making a recommendation to the Board of County Commissioners for acceptance of
maintenance responsibility.
12. Maintain open communication with project applicants from the pre-application meeting through
development approval.
13. Provide an efficient development review process.
14. Monitor stormwater and transportation concurrency in accordance with the Land Development Code and
Comprehensive Plan.
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PERFORMANCE MEASURES:
Actual Estimated Adopted
Performance Measures
FY12/13 FY13/14 FY14/15
Number of full-time employees 11 11 11
Input
Total Division Budget Request* $1,011,546 $1,064,367 $1,069,828
Grants acquired 4 6 3
Construction contracts finalized 3 3 2
Output
Project designs completed by staff 4 3 2
Project designs completed by consultants and administered
5 10 12
by staff
Efficiency
Average time to process payment requests 10 10 5
Percentage of projects completed under budget 100 100 95
Effectivenes
Ratio of Grant dollars to County match dollars spent on
1.87:1 1.5:1 1.5:1
design/construction projects
*Includes salaries, benefits and operating expenses for Land Development Review staff (additional 4
employees).
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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OKALOOSA COUNTY, FLORIDA
SERVICE AREA: TRANSPORTATION
DEPARTMENT/PROGRAM: LAND DEVELOPMENT REVIEW AND PERMITTING
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: The Review, Testing, and Inspection section of the Engineering Division in the
Public Works Department provides engineering review to ensure that all infrastructure improvements intended
for use by the public meet the standards of the Land Development Code and protect the health, safety, and
welfare of the general public.
REVENUE: The Review, Testing, and Inspection section is funded within the County Transportation Trust
Fund (CTTF). Supporting revenue of the County Transportation Trust Fund is fuel taxes, local government
half-cent sales tax, charges for services, interest, other miscellaneous revenue and transfers from other funds.
EXPENDITURES:
Expenditures Budget
FY12 FY13 FY14 FY15
Category Actual $ Actual $ Original $ Approved $
Personal Services 269,692 275,378 285,015 284,678
Operating Expenses 34,126 31,954 38,666 39,388
Capital Outlay 0 0 0 0
Other 0 0 0 0
Total 303,818 307,332 323,681 324,066
HISTORICAL STAFFING SUMMARY:
Category FY12 FY13 FY14 FY15
Full-time 6 4 4 4
Part-Time 0 0 0 0
Relief 0 0 0 0
Total 6 4 4 4
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MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS LAST YEAR:
Received and reviewed development plans for 102 projects.
Attended 26 pre-application meetings with Developers and Engineers.
Reviewed and inspected 119 driveway permit applications.
Received and inspected 22 "below the crown" exemption requests.
Performed 188 periodic inspections for developments.
Performed 401 NPDES inspections.
Performed 35 bridge inspections/report filings.
Performed final plat review and approval for 4 plats.
Processed 12 FEMA-LOMR applications.
Conducted roadway material density tests for the Road Division as required for roadway and stormwater
construction projects.
PROGRAM GOAL: The Land Development Review and Permitting section’s mission is to ensure that
infrastructure proposed and constructed for citizen use is compliant with minimum technical standards and
promotes the health, safety and welfare of the general public.
KEY OBJECTIVES:
1. Verify that all submitted designs (both those intended for public dedication and private
ownership/maintenance) meet or exceed the minimum standards set forth in the Land Development Code to
protect the health, safety and welfare of the general public.
2. Coordinate public and private proposed improvements (across county and municipal jurisdictions) for
compatibility.
3. Inspect improvements to verify that they are constructed in accordance with the approved development
documents prior to making a recommendation to the Board of County Commissioners for acceptance of
maintenance responsibility.
4. Maintain open communication with project applicants from the pre-application meeting through
development approval.
5. Provide an efficient development review process.
6. Monitor stormwater and transportation concurrency in accordance with the Land Development Code and
Comprehensive Plan.
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PERFORMANCE MEASURES:
Actual Estimated Adopted
Performance Measures
FY12/13 FY13/14 FY14/15
Number of full time employees 4 4 4
Input
Number of development plans received 67 102 75*
Number of final inspection requests received 39 39 40*
Number of plats approved 4 4 5*
Output
Number of formal inspections performed 39 39 40*
Number of plan reviews performed 67 102 75*
Efficiency
Average time for plan review (work days) 15 15 15
Average time between request and performance of an
2 2 2
inspection (work days)
Effectivenes
Percentage of plans reviewed within LDC requirements 100 100 100
Percentage of inspections performed within 72 hours of
100 100 90
request
*Actual amount is dependent upon the number of development applications made and the rate of construction
by the developer.
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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA REQUEST
DATE: August 4, 2014
TO: Honorable Chairman and Members of the Board
FROM: Ernie Padgett, County Administrator
SUBJECT: Road Department
The attached document provides the Performance-Based Budget for Road Department.
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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OKALOOSA COUNTY, FLORIDA
SERVICE AREA: TRANSPORTATION
DEPARTMENT/PROGRAM: ROADS
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: The Roads Division of the Public Works Department
