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all levels, provide additional funding for emergency management programs, and implement numerous additional recommendations of the Governor's Disaster Planning and Response Review Committee. Included in this legislation is a funding mechanism created for local emergency management agencies and other programs in the Emergency Management, Preparedness and Assistance Trust Fund. The funding comes from an annual non-refundable surcharge of $2.00 per every homeowner's, mobile homeowner's, tenant homeowner's, and condominium unit owner's policy, and an annual $4.00 non-refundable surcharge imposed on every commercial fire, commercial multiple peril, and business owner's property insurance policy, issued or renewed. Indian River County has received the above referenced contract specifying that $68,535 in non-matching funds is available based on a formula prescribed by law and detailed in the Rule Chapter 9G-19, Florida Administrative Code, and by certification of the County to employ and maintain a full-time Emergency Management Director. Although a total of $74,535 was allocated to Indian River County, a deduction of $6,000 has been made by the State for satellite communications costs per section 9G-19:005 -(3), Florida Administrative Code. Staff proposes to use the grant funds for the following purposes: 1. Continued funding of the Emergency Management Planner position classified as an exempt grade E-7 with a salary of $24,949 and the additional expenses related to this position of approximately $10,594 for an estimated total of $35,543. 2. In anticipation of receiving this grant funding for FY -95/96, staff submitted and received approval during the budgeting process for the expenditures related to account 001- 238. 3. Use the balance of funds from the grant to purchase capital equipment and supplement funds already identified for office renovations, damage assessment projects, public shelter projects which will be submitted to the Board in a subsequent agenda item during the fiscal year. No additional funds are needed to qualify for this grant. It should be noted that funds received from the Emergency Management, Preparedness and Assistance Trust Fund may not be used to.supplant existing funds. ALTERNATIVES AND ANALYSIS: The Base Grant includes a scope of work that must be completed during the term of the grant. It also provides certain computer equipment to be used for satellite communications between the State Emergency Operations Center and the Indian River County EOC. As mentioned above and noted in the agreement, a deduction of $6,000 has already been made by the state for communications costs per section 9G-19.005 (3) Florida Administrative Code. This recent legislation Statutes compels emergency following: now included in Chapter 252, Florida management agencies to comply with the OCTOBER 17, 1995 38 Boa 96 PAGE 353