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CBIRS Request 1026
 
Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1026
Radio Communication Equipment
 
Requester: Sheriff Harrell W. Revell Organization: Liberty County Sheriff's Office
 
Project Title: Radio Communication Equipment Date Submitted 1/12/2006 2:40:36 PM
 
Sponsors: Lawson
 
Statewide Interest:
Provides the ability for local law enforcement to upgrade, enhance, or replace mobile and/or portable radio communications and puts them in the position to achieve interoperability through the State Law Enforcement Radio System. The ability for public safety personnel to effectively communicate is critical for day to day operations and ensures the safety of the officer and citizens. Further, first responders statewide have stated that the abbility to effectively communicate with public safety first responders is one of their top priorities and a necessary tool to ensure effective statewide response related to public safety, natural disasters and domestics security events.
 
Recipient: Liberty County Sheriff's Office   Contact: Sheriff Harrell W. Revell  
  Highway 20   Contact Phone: (850) 643-2235  
  Bristol 32321   Contact email:  
 
Counties: Liberty
 
Gov't Entity: Yes Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit):  
 
Project Description:
Liberty County's public safety radio communication equipment has limited coverage within and outside the county, and no ability to communicate with state or other local law enforcement personnel in times of statewide response efforts tied to a natural disaster, domestic security event, or multi-agency/jurisdictional public safety effort. In order to ensure public safety, Florida's public safety personnel must have the ability to effectively comunicate with one another to ensure the most effective response to public sagety issues, natural disasters, and domestic security events.
 
Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? No
 
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
Ability for local law enforcement personnel to communicate with state and local law enforcement and other first responders to ensure public safety.
 
Amount requested from the State for this project this year: $250,000
 
Total cost of the project: $250
 
Request has been made to fund: Operations
 
What type of match exists for this project? None
  Cash Amount $  
 
Was this project previously funded by the state?   No
 
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?   No
 
Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?   No
 
Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? No
 
Is there a documented need for this project? Yes
  Documentation: Florida Domestic Security Strategy
 
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?   No
 
Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida?   No