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INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA <br />MEMORANDUM <br />DISTRICT <br />/54 L/ <br />TO: <br />THROUGH: <br />THROUGH: <br />FROM: <br />DATE: December 1, 2015 <br />Honorable Emergency Services District Board of Commissioners <br />Joseph A. Baird, County Administrator <br />John King, Fire Chief <br />Department of Emerg n y S ices <br />Brian S. Burkeen, Assistant Chief <br />SUBJECT: Approval of FY 2015/16 EMS County Awards Grant: Purchase of <br />Capital/Operating Equipment Using Non -Matching EMS Grant <br />Funds and Grant Resolution <br />It is respectfully requested that the information contained herein be given formal consideration by <br />the Emergency Services District Board of Commissioners at the next regular scheduled meeting. <br />DESCRIPTION AND CONDITIONS: <br />The Department of Health, Bureau of Emergency Medical Services (EMS), is authorized by <br />Chapter 401, Part II, Florida Statutes, to distribute county grant funds. The funds are then made <br />available to eligible county governments to improve and expand their prehospital emergency <br />medical services. The grant program is an innovative process, which enables EMS agencies to <br />enhance EMS systems through the Board of County Commissioners. <br />It should be noted that the grant conditions require the County to ensure that the EMS grant funds <br />will not be used to supplant or replace any existing EMS budget allocations and the resolution <br />must include a statement to that effect. The grant conditions also require a separate accounting of <br />the EMS funds from all other funds. Historically, the County Awards Grant has been used to <br />purchase medical related equipment or equipment that will assist in the delivery of the service. <br />ALTERNATIVES AND ANALYSIS: <br />The county grant funds are derived from surcharges on various traffic violations. Funding in the <br />amount of $29,309.00 has been allocated to Indian River County for FY 2015/16. A rollover <br />amount of funds available from unspent years are $16,611.00. The grant funds will be utilized as <br />indicated in the grant application for equipment and services to improve and expand the <br />Advanced/Basic Life Support EMS prehospital system. The equipment proposed and justification <br />for purchase in the expenditure plan is as follows: <br />292 <br />