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TO: Charles Balczun DATE: August 1, 1988 FILE: <br />County Administrator <br />SUBJECT: Agenda Item - Approval <br />of Additional Funds for GE <br />Star Validators Installed <br />in IRCVAS Radios <br />FROM. Doug Wright, Director REFERENCES: <br />Emergency Management Services <br />It is requested that the information herein presented be given <br />formal consideration by the Board of County Commissioners at its <br />next regular scheduled meeting. <br />DESCRIPTION AND CONDITIONS <br />On September 8, 1987, the Indian River County Board of County <br />Commissioners approved payment' for the purchase and installation <br />of Automatic Number Identifier (ANI) Units to be installed in the <br />EMS vehicles, Emergency Management Services radio equipment, and <br />North County Fire radio equipment. At that time it was anticipated <br />that Central Communications would be on line and operational by <br />January 1, 1988. Since that time, the Indian River County Vol- <br />unteer Ambulance Squad has added additional vehicles which means <br />additional radio equipment needs the ANI units installed. <br />ALTERNATIVE AND ANALYSIS <br />The Board of County Commissioners initially approved purchase and <br />installation of seven (7) ANI units since that was what was reported <br />by IRCVAS as the number of radios that would need the equipment <br />for the CAD/Central Communications. However, since the approval <br />was received from the Board, delays have occurred and IRCVAS only <br />went on line with Central Communications on June 6,. 1988. In this <br />interim, IRCVAS has purchased additional EMS BLS transport vehicles <br />for which the County has purchased radio equipment. <br />The ANI units cost $190.00 which includes installation. In addi- <br />tion to the earlier approved expenditure of $1,330.00, six (6) <br />additional radios have had the ANI units installed which exceeds <br />by $1,140.00 the amount originally approved by the Board of County <br />Commissioners for IRCVAS equipment. <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />Staff recommends approval of the <br />the installation of ANI units in <br />initially approved from the General <br />additional sum of $1,140.00 for <br />IRCVAS equipment. Funding was <br />Fund, however, it is recommended <br />that the additional funds be provided from Revenue Sharing monies <br />or an appropriate account designated by the OMB Director. Since <br />the ANI unit identifies the unit calling without verbal transmission <br />on CAD equipment, it could be a real asset in terms of recovering <br />stolen radio equipment, identifying a radio with transmission' <br />problems, or saving a life in a worst case scenerio involving the <br />general public. <br />31 <br />BOOK 73 urE:382 <br />