The Palm Beach County 911 Emergency Management Fund provides grant assistance to 9-1-1 Call Centers. The Fiscal Year 2016 award totals $77,828.50.
The 911 Reimbursement Funds are provided to the City on an annual basis pursuant to Florida State Statute 365.171(6). This Statute imposes fees to local exchange subscribers served by the 911 service on an individual basis at a rate of .50 cents per month per line. The fees are collected by telephone companies pursuant to this Statute and returned to the County so that the funds can be used to provide assistance in establishing and providing 911 services throughout the counties in Florida.
Annually, the Palm Beach County 911 Emergency Coordinator requests information from municipalities concerning call-takers salaries and budgetary items as they relate to 911. The Police Department's 2015-2016 submitted budget for salary reimbursements from Communications Operators and Supervisors totaled $763,781. In addition to certain operational expenses, the Palm Beach County 911 Emergency Management may reimburse a portion of the total call taker expenses to the City of Riviera Beach based on the formula provided. The call taker expenses reimbursement occurs at the end of the County's Fiscal Year and depends on available funds. Operational expenses in the amount of $29,950.00 are approved.
The City received notice at the end of March that the Police Department needs to replace our Logging Recorder due to the P25 upgrade of the Countywide 800 MHz Radio System. This was an unforeseen requirement. The total cost to replace our current Logging Recorder to the new Digital P25 format required by the County is $95,757.00. Palm Beach County 911 Emergency Management has agreed to cover 50% of the Logging Recorder upgrade costs.
The total award includes $29,950.00 for operational expenses and $47,878.50 for the reimbursement of 50% of the cost of the Logging Recorder for a total award of $77,828.50.