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DISTRICT <br />INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA <br />MEMORANDUM <br />TO: Honorable Emergency Services District Board of Commissioners <br />THROUGH: Joseph A. Baird, County Administrator <br />THROUGH: John King, Fire Chief <br />Department of Emergency Service <br />FROM: Brian S. Burkeen, Assistant Chief <br />DATE: October 28, 2014 <br />SUBJECT: Approval of FY 2014/15 EMS County Awards Grant: Purchase of <br />Capital/Operating Equipment Using Non -Matching EMS Grant Funds and <br />Grant Resolution <br />It is respectfully requested that the information contained herein be given formal consideration <br />by the Emergency Services Board of Commissioners at the next 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 <br />funds will not be used to supplant or replace any existing EMS budget allocations and the <br />resolution must include a statement to that effect. The grant conditions also require a separate <br />accounting of the EMS funds from all other funds. Historically, the County Awards Grant has <br />been used to purchase medical related equipment or equipment that will assist in the delivery of <br />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 $ 25,048.00 has been allocated to Indian River County for FY 2014/15. The grant <br />funds will be utilized as indicated in the grant application for equipment and services to improve <br />and expand the Advanced/Basic Life Support EMS prehospital system. The equipment proposed <br />and justification for purchase in the expenditure plan is as follows: <br />322 <br />