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Authorize the Auditor-Controller to increase revenue by $904,000 and appropriations by $567,000 in the Department of Emergency Communications (EME001) for the purchase of E9-1-1 Customer Premise Equipment (CPE) using state 911 telecommunications funds (4/5th vote required).
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
Authorize the Auditor-Controller to increase revenue by $904,000 and appropriations by $567,000 in the Department of Emergency Communications (EME001) for the purchase of E9-1-1 Customer Premise Equipment (CPE) using state 911 telecommunications funds (4/5th vote required).
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The State of California Technology Agency - Office of Public Safety Communications Services (OPSCS) collects a 9-1-1 surcharge on all telephone bills for the purpose of maintaining the 9-1-1 system delivery infrastructure and customer premise equipment (CPE) located at over 400 Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs) throughout the state. Approximately every 5 years, a 911 center is authorized to replace their CPE using State 9-1-1 funds, as provided by OPSCS policy. Based on an analysis of emergency call traffic, the State has established an accrual rate for Monterey County of $113,000 per year. The last time that the Monterey County CPE equipment was replaced was in 2004 during construction of the consolidated dispatch center in Salinas. As of 2012, the County’s accrual totaled $904,000. The Department of Emergency Communications (ECD) requests that the Board authorize the Auditor-Controller to increase revenue in the ECD budget by $904,000 to permit the purchase and installation of equipment. While the Department will recover this full amount, an increase of only $567,000 in appropriations is requested due to operational savings established in the Department during this fiscal year.
In addition to replacement of CPE equipment in the 911 Center, some Homeland Security Grant funding will be used to install equipment in...
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