Fiscal Year 2013 Recommended Budget Book - Lake County

Department: Public SafetyDivision: Emergency ManagementActual Adopted Estimated BudgetExpenditures/Positions FY 2011 FY 2012 FY 2012 FY 2013Expenditures by CategoryPersonal Services $ 198,362 $ 311,720 $ 311,720 $ 293,875Operating 140,619 107,116 102,190 120,584Capital Outlay 97,762 - - -Subtotal Operating Expenditures $ 436,743 $ 418,836 $ 413,910 $ 414,459Capital Improvements 445,995 1,684,902 4,790,408 3,382,889Debt Service - - - -Grants and Aids - 51,800 51,800 172,356Transfers - - - -Reserves - - - -Total Operating Expenditures $ 882,738 $ 2,155,538 $ 5,256,118 $ 3,969,704Service Charge Reimbursements - - - -Net Expenditures $ 882,738 $ 2,155,538 $ 5,256,118 $ 3,969,704Expenditures by FundGeneral $ 249,256 $ 284,088 $ 308,888 $ 277,712Federal/State Grants 633,482 1,871,450 223,078 309,103Emerg Comm Ops Center - - 4,724,152 3,382,889Total Expenditures $ 882,738 $ 2,155,538 $ 5,256,118 $ 3,969,704Number of Full Time Positions 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0Number of Part Time Positions - - - -Number of Full Time Equivalent Positions 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0Highlights:Personal Services for Fiscal Year 2013 does not include any salary increases for employees and reflects an increase from$5,500 to $6,900 in life and health insurance costs. Salaries have been shared between the General Fund and various emergencymanagement grants for the division manager and the other three staff positions.Operating Expenses for Fiscal Year 2013 includes the focus to maintain its current modified capabilities. This will be done byleveraging the General Fund allocation for the required local match to State and Federal grants. The budget includes $34,775for satellite phones, aircards, and various training aids for special operations, and $14,500 for courses in Homeland Securitytraining. Grants and aids includes $49,210 for the Lake and Sumter Emergency Recovery (LASER) contract, and $123,146 forthe emergency generator for the Spring Creek Elementary shelter site. The Division will continue the current practice of usingall funding allocations to prepare the County and community partners to respond to disasters, manage the recovery, and toprovide citizens with information to be survivors in the event of a disaster. Additionally, the budget reflects the increased riskinsurance allocation from 25 percent to 100 percent for all county departments.Capital Improvements for Fiscal Year 2013 includes $3,382,889 in grants and infrastructure sales tax funding to complete theEmergency Communications and Operations Center (ECOC). The ECOC is a specifically designed building to sustain 160miles per hour winds and will have the necessary features to survive a tropical cyclone. The new facility will allow LakeCounty to continue to provide services to our citizens after a major disaster. The Division staff will be focusing on utilizing thenew facility to perform daily and emergency functions by utilizing the various rooms and new technology for training anddisaster management.F - 131