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• winston.pierce@MyFlorida.com• http://www.state.fl.us/dms/e911

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