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cation has been prepared describing the needs and proposing grant objectives and time frames in which the objectives will be obtained. The application is now before the Board of County Commissioners for discussion and approval. ALTERNATIVES AND ANALYSIS The County grant funds are derived from surcharges on various traffic violations. The Counties are credited with an annual allo- cation that remains theirs and must be claimed by applying to HRS, which distributes the funds annually. Funds have been allocated this year by the emergency responders to fund a personal computer system for Indian River Memorial Hos- pital ALS system for $7,600, relocate a VHF antenna from a water tower to the WGYL tower for the South County Fire District for $4,300, purchase a used emergency transport vehicle from the Town of Indian River Shores for the Fellsmere Volunteer Ambulance Squad for $13,359.88, and upgrade the EMS radios in the emergency transport vehicles of the Indian River County Volunteer Ambulance Squad for the sum of $9,000. Funds in the amount of $34,259.88 have been allocated to Indian River County to accomplish the expansion and improvement of the County EMS system. RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends approval of the 1988-89 EMS County Award Grant Application and requests the Chairman be authorized to execute____ the necessary documents to obtain the funding allocation of $34,259.88 from the Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services to im- prove and expand the pre -hospital EMS system in Indian River County. ON MOTION by Commissioner Eggert, SECONDED by Com- missioner Wheeler, the Board unanimously adopted Resolution 88-109 authorizing submission of an EMS grant application to the DHRS and further authorized the Chairman to execute the necessary documents to obtain the funding allocation. • 31 OCT 18 1988 8001( F .�.E 551