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Support the recommendation to authorize the Auditor-Controller to increase revenue and appropriations in the Department of Emergency Communications Fiscal Year 2014/15 adopted budget (Fund 001 Appropriation Unit EME001) by $476,502.82 for the purchase of E9-1-1 Customer Premise Equipment using State Emergency Telephone Number Account (SETNA) funds.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors' Budget Committee:
a. Support the recommendation to authorize the Auditor-Controller to increase revenue and appropriations in the Department of Emergency Communications Fiscal Year 2014/15 adopted budget (Fund 001 Appropriation Unit EME001) by $476,502.82 for the purchase of E9-1-1 Customer Premise Equipment using State Emergency Telephone Number Account (SETNA) funds.
SUMMARY/ DISCUSSION:
The California Office of Emergency Services - California 9-1-1 Emergency Communications Branch (CA9-1-1) collects a 9-1-1 surcharge on all telephone bills. These funds are made available through SETNA for the purpose of maintaining the 9-1-1 system delivery infrastructure and Customer Premise Equipment (CPE) located at over 470 Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs) throughout the state, and for other 9-1-1 activities. Approximately every 5 years, a 911 center is authorized to replace their CPE using SETNA funds, as provided by CA9-1-1 policy. As of January 1, 2014 the County's accrual from the State totaled $1,210,000 with an annual accrual of $121,000 (Attachment 1).
Airbus DS Communications, formerly Cassidian Communications, was selected to engineer, furnish, and install new CPE for the Emergency Communications Department (ECD). The Department leveraged the California-approved Multiple Service Award Schedule (CMAS) as a procurement vehicle for the CPE. Significant administrative time was saved by using this existing agreement between the State and Airbus DS Communications. The County has issued several purchase orders for the telep...
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