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D <br />MAY_ 6 -1981 Box <br />eAr - <br />TO: The Honorable Members of DATE: April 29; 1981 FILE: <br />the Board of County Commissioners <br />-SUBJECT:- Award of Highway Safety Grant <br />to -Employ. Indian River County <br />Traffic Engineer <br />FROM: Neil A. Nelson - REFERENCES: <br />County Administrator <br />DESCRIPTION AND CONDITIONS <br />The state of Florida Bureau of Highway Safety, Department of Veteran and <br />Community Affairs has awarded a grant to Indian River County effective April <br />15, 1981, in the amount of $11,.600.00 for the purpose of hiring a Traffic <br />Engineer.- This grant is intended to fund the Engineer's salary -($24,000.00 <br />per year) for the remaining 5.1/2 month period of Fiscal Year 1981 and also <br />travel and per diem expenses projected at $600.00. The grant agreement signed' <br />by the Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners on February 19, 1981, <br />pledges as the County's "in kind" share $3,190.00 for.fringe benefits. Also, <br />the hiring of this new employee will require additional expen-ses for equipment, <br />automobile, and supporting materials so as to equip a new Traffic Engineering - <br />Division effectively within the Department of Public Works program. <br />It has also been suggested by the City of Vero Beach that the hiring of -a <br />Traffic Technician,.which has also been funded by a Bureau of Highway Safety <br />Grant awarded to the City, be performed•by the County's Traffic Engineer and <br />the two work together under County organization: The City would transfer their <br />grant to the County and the Traffic Engineering Division would study the needs <br />of the traffic problems as a unit, setting priorities and. distributing both the <br />City/County work load as they feel the critical needs exist. The City's grant <br />of $9,444.00 for the last half of FY 1981 includes $7,002.00 for salary ($14,000 <br />per year), fringe benefits of $1,642.00, and travel and per diem of $800.00. <br />This would be transferred to the County if approved. <br />ALTERNATIVES AND ANALYSIS <br />The grant money received will cover the majority of salary and-travel/per diem <br />costs for the Traffic Engineer.. If the Board concurs that it would be desirable <br />to transfer -the City of Vero Beach's Traffic Technician to work under the County <br />Traffic Engineer, that salary money and travel/per diem would also be funded. <br />There are still numerous costs involved that have not been funded. These include <br />the following: <br />I. Fringe benefits for Traffic Engineer <br />2. Car for Traffic Engineer $3,190.00 <br />3. Two-way radio for Traffic Engineer 6,000.00 <br />4. Equipment for Traffic Engineer including Traffic Counters (2) 975.00 <br />and miscellaneous equipment <br />5. Desk and chair 1,000.00 <br />6. File cabinets 550.00 <br />7. Miscellaneous expenses 200.00 <br />Also, additional secretarial work will be generated 1,000.00 <br />