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5. Arrange, schedule and conduct or contract for EMD training for all communications personnel. Status: Training will be done locally and in-house by Deputy EMS Chief Brian Burkeen. This will negate the expense associated with sending 27 dispatchers out of town for the required 32 hours of training each must receive. If the training is done at an APCO site the cost is $179 per student. Done locally by Deputy Chief Burkeen, the expense is only $50.00 per student for APCO course materials. Deputy Chief Burkeen will also be able to provide the continuing education training for the dispatchers each year which does not require an APCO fee. 6. Implement on line use of the Emergency Medical Dispatch Program. Status: Given Board approval, actual implementation on line is planned for July 1, 1998. The overtime expense information was provided by staff from the Sheriff's Office. The reason the overtime expense is necessary is due to the fact that four 8 -hour days of training would be required and that would be accomplished in two classes. While roughly half of the dispatchers are in training, other dispatchers will be required to work overtime to cover for them during the time they are away from the job. Staff has reviewed the expenses related to the implementation of the EMD program with Budget Director Joe Baird, and it was suggested that the source of funding for the program be from the General Fund Contingency account. Several EMD vendors were solicited for information so staff could review the various providers to determine the best one for Indian River County. Information was received from the following companies: 1. PowerPhone EMD Program: This company quoted a price of $595 for each of seven consoles in the 9-1-1 Center, or $4,165 plus $6,300 each for two instructors for a three- day training session. The cost would be $12,600 per session, times two sessions, for a total cost of $25,200, for a total of $29,365 including the $4,165. If the known overtime cost of $25,040 is added to the cost, the total for the PowerPhone EMD Program would be $54,405. The company would not allow the County to have rights to the program for installation in any other computer and would not allow us to alter the flipcards to adapt them to conform to the needs of each agency. The price of the training stated above does not include a flipcard set for each student and did not address the recertification cost every two years. 2. Medical Priority Consultants, Incorporated: This company quoted a price of $29,752.50 plus an expense of $225 per person for training EMD dispatchers. Since there are 27 dispatchers who will require the training, the cost will be $6,075. The total cost for the package would be $35,827.50. If the known overtime cost of $25,040 is added to the cost, the total for the Medical Priority EMD program would be $ 60, 867.50. The company did not address the expense related to recertification cost every two years. April 28, 1998 70