A U D I T R E P O R T - Lee County Emergency Medical Services

Revenue and Expenses
County a minimum of 2-3 months of compiling specifications, going out to bid,
reviewing bids, selecting a vendor and entering into a contract. The County
has been pleased with ADPI as a vendor and that is another reason a
piggyback was preferred. There are some inherent problems when changing
vendors as Lee County experienced in 1999/2000 (loss revenue).
Recommendation:
Lee County should consider entering their own agreement with ADPI rather
than piggy-backing with the City of Tamarac.
All revenue and expenses appear to be monitored adequately by the EM
Program Manager and the Public Safety Fiscal Officer.
Revenue and
expenses are
adequately
monitored.
We compared revenue and expenses for fiscal years (FY) 2002 through 2004.
See Exhibit 12 for details. As expected, comparisons revealed a significant
increase in expenses from 2002 to 2004, primarily in salaries and the
acquisition of the new EC145 Eurocopter.
Revenues for FY 2004 totaled $11,323,146 while expenses totaled
$29,697,908. (See Figure 4). The $18,374,762 unfunded difference is made
up through ad valorem taxes.
$30,000,000
$25,000,000
$20,000,000
$15,000,000
$10,000,000
$5,000,000
$0
Summary Fiscal Years 2002-2004
Unfunded
$9,571,794
Unfunded
$15,116,077
FY 2002 FY 2003 FY 2004
Unfunded
$18,374,762
Revenues
Expenses
Figure 4
Recommendation:
No corrective action is required.
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