county 911 coordinators group meeting port canaveral, florida may 9, 2002
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County 911 Coordinators Group Meeting Port Canaveral, Florida May 9, 2002. State of Florida Wireless 911 Board Winston E. Pierce, Chair Bureau of Policy and Regulation Services STATE TECHNOLOGY OFFICE. Status Update for State Technology Office and Wireless 911 Board Activities - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
County 911 CoordinatorsGroup Meeting
Port Canaveral, Florida
May 9, 2002
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State of Florida Wireless 911 Board
Winston E. Pierce, ChairBureau of Policy and Regulation Services
STATE TECHNOLOGY OFFICE
Status Update for State Technology Office and
Wireless 911 Board Activities
http://www.state.fl.us/dms/e911Florida
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Board Membership• Chairperson--Director, State Technology
Office (State CIO) or his/her designee• 3 Wireless Industry Representatives (Dr.
Rodney Bent, CellTrax; Harriet Eudy, Alltel Communications and Mario Jardon, Cingular)
• 3 County 911 Coordinators (Pat Welte, Duval-large county; Bruce Thorburn, Lake-medium county and Nelson Green, Bradford-small county)
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WEB SITE
http://www.state.fl.us/dms/e911
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Wireless 911 Board FinancialsCalendar Year 2001
• Revenue=$40,544,249• Disbursement to Counties
(44%)=$21,280,549• Rural County Grants--Later• Board Operations and
Administration=$307,477• Reimbursement of Carriers for Phase
I=$2,469,624 (Reserved $38,903,894)Florida
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2002 Legislative IssuesWireless 911 Board
and State Technology Office
All 911 Bills Died in Committeeexcept
“...place of primary use...”
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S1610 by Sen. Pruitt
*H1511 by Reps. Ritter & Attkisson
Legislative Proposals
2003 Session of Florida Legislature
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Allowable Expenditures• Make a part of a rule
• Changeable with approval of Governor and Cabinet or LBC….
• Changes for Technology and Industry Requirements
• Start with current list in 365.171(13)(a)6.
• Define adds, deletes and changes
• Present to Approval Body
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Wireless 911 Board•Population based Disbursement to
Counties• 365.173 (2)(a)-Population per FAC Directory• Counties (12) that will experience a
decrease in revenue are:– Alachua, Broward, Collier, Miami-Dade, Duval,
Hillsborough, Lee, Monroe, Orange, Palm Beach, St. Johns and St. Lucie
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Wireless 911 Board• Small Rural County Grant Monies to
Fund Participation in Regional System
• Change language in 365.173(2)(a) 2. To specifically allow grant monies to be used to fund a small rural county’s participation in a regional system based on an “Inter-local Agreement”
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Wireless 911 Board• Auditor General’s Recommendations• Carry forward all revenues from Wireless 911
Fee until utilized without limitation on percent or time.
• Separate accounts for wireline and wireless revenues to better track receipts and expenditures
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Wireless 911 Board• All customers with access to 911
should pay the Fee.
• Non-Traditional users Prepaid Customers
On-Star Type Customers (telematics), etc.
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State Technology Office
• Funding for “Statewide 911 System Director’s Office” as specified in s. 365.171 (5) with at least 5 FTE
• Reviewing
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Wireless 911 BoardRural County Grant
Program
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Rural County Grant Program• Updated Requirements for 2003• Automatic Grant - $3,000 Monthly
Disbursement Minimum for Small Rural Counties (1/3 to 1/2 of funds)
• Later today at 3:15 there is a session on “Wireless 911 Grant Results and Overview of Next Years Grants” with Nelson Green, Pat Welte, Bruce Thorburn and Winston Pierce
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Rural County Grant Program
•Priorities• #1--Rural Counties w/o E911• #2--Rural Counties that need to
replace critical or necessary components
• #3--Rural Counties requesting system upgrades related to wireless impacts
• #4--All other applications
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Rural County Grant Program
•Schedule• Application Deadline - 2/28/02• Evaluation of Applications - March
and April 2002• Recommendations to Board for
Funding - April and May 2002• Grant Checks Issued - before June 30,
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Grant Program• March 12, 2002• 5 Non-Recurring Priority One (P1) Awards
for $686,400 (FAW 4/5)• April 16, 2002• 11 Awards (1-P1 and 10-P2) for $246,338
(FAW 5/3)• 1-P1 Pending at Board - $125,000• Total Available=$1,136,144(est.)• Total Awarded=$1,057,738
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Other Issues• Audits• Provide STO a copy of the county’s
annual audit (showing the 911 fund)
• DMS Inspector General’s Audit Office is Auditing the Special Appropriations in FY96/97 through FY99/00 for E911
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Other Issues• Audits (Con’t.)• The Auditor General is
conducting their 3rd annual audit of the Wireless 911 Board.
• 1st Year’s Report # 01-103• 2nd Year’s Report # 02-114 @
http://www.state.fl.us/audgen
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Issues of Concern• Ability to Access 911--“Everybody Pays”• Large Fluctuations in subscribers reported by
county (See Web Site for Excel Spreadsheet)• Funding for Phase II still short but looking
better!• Delays in Phase I and Phase II Implementation
Have you requested? Are you ready to Implement Phase I or II?
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THANK YOU !!!
• Winston E. Pierce, Chair• State of Florida Wireless 911 Board• 4030 Esplanade Way, Suite 235M• Tallahassee, FL 32399-0950• 850-922-7501• 850-488-0445 FAX• [email protected]• http://www.state.fl.us/dms/e911
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