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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #260 |
| A Child Is Missing |
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| Requester: |
Sherry Friedlander |
Organization: |
A Child is Missing |
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| Project Title: |
A Child Is Missing |
Date Submitted |
1/4/2006 12:17:36 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Atwater |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Funding for 2006 will assist in continued program availability to all law enforcement agencies in Florida. |
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| Recipient: |
A Child is Missing |
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Contact: |
Will Pruitt |
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500 S.E. 17th Street, Suite 101 |
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Contact Phone: |
(850) 251-5067 |
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Ft. Lauderdale 33316 |
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Contact email: |
pruittatthecapitol@hotmail.com |
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| Counties: |
Broward |
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| Gov't Entity: |
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Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
Yes |
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| Project Description: |
| A rapid response system that assists police departments statewide in the
search/early recovery of missing children, the elderly, the disabled, in addition to providing sexual predators notification at the request
of law enforcement. Various emergencies that law enforcement needs involving children, A Child Is Missing can assist them in those
searches. Services Provided/Benefit to State: The cost of providing this service is quite costly but if the cost is spread out it can be
affordable and all law enforcement agencies can benefit. This is a Public/Private partnership, with a not for profit organization. There
is no total service like this in Florida at the present time. It is basically free to law enforcement. This funding allocated this year
allowed ACIM to provide service and training to areas that had not been reached. We continue our personalized training to the state.
Private funding was also involved in providing the service. Additional funding is needed but service is provided 24/7, 365.
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| At present the program is available to every law enforcement agency in Florida. ACIM has been able to produce results and leads to finding people, saving law enforcement many hours and additional expense. With the expanded service law enforcement will have service provided when they need it by just calling. The sooner person's are found or
notified the safer they are. The community benefits and it is a response program that people can hear working in their own homes. A Child Is Missing assists law enforcement agencies in the search and early recovery of missing children, the elderly (often with Alzheimer's) and the disabled in the first hours of their disappearance by use of telephone alert calls. ACIM can place 1,000 calls in 60 seconds to residents and businesses in the area of where the missing child was last seen. AVAILABLE NATIONWIDE,
SEXUAL PREDATOR ALERT PROGRAM AVAILABLE TO LAW ENFORCEMENT
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$200,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$450,000 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Operations |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
Local |
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Cash Amount |
$200,000 |
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In-kind Amount |
$200,000 |
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| Was this project previously funded by the state? |
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Yes |
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Fiscal Year: |
2005-2006 |
Amount: |
$150,000 |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Yes |
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Amount: |
$300,000 |
To Fund: |
Operations |
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| Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request? |
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Yes |
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Agency |
Law Enforcement, Department Of |
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| Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? |
No |
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| Is there a documented need for this project? |
Yes |
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Documentation: |
Statistical information provided by the FDLE |
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| Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)? |
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Yes |
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Hearing Body: |
Broward County Legislative Delegation |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
12/12/2005 |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |
