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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1110 |
| EMS Tracking and Reporting System |
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| Requester: |
Ed Dixon, Chairman |
Organization: |
Gadsden County Board of County Commissioners |
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| Project Title: |
EMS Tracking and Reporting System |
Date Submitted |
1/2/2008 10:43:05 AM |
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| Sponsors: |
Lawson |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| EMSTARS will enhance all agencies in Gadsden County in monitoring quality and times for all emergency medical responding agencies. This project is in a Rural Area of Critical Economic Concern and the county is a Fiscally Constrained County.
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| Recipient: |
Gadsden BOCC |
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Contact: |
Marlon Brown, County Manager |
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9-B east Jefferson Street, PO Box 1799 |
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Contact Phone: |
(850) 875-8650 |
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Quincy 32353-1799 |
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Contact email: |
CBIR@gadsdengov.net |
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| Counties: |
Gadsden |
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| Gov't Entity: |
Yes |
Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
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| Project Description: |
| Funding will support the Emergency Medical Service Tracking and Reporting System (EMSTARS). The EMSTARS program was initiated by the State and is used to compile information and statistics for all of the emergency calls. Gadsden County is a BETA test for this program. The new system will benefit all agencies in Gadsden County in monitoring quality and times for all responding agencies. |
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Enhanced monitoring of medical response and tracking information. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$50,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$100,000 |
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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 |
$30,000 |
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In-kind Amount |
$20,000 |
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| Was this project previously funded by the state? |
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No |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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No |
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| Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request? |
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No |
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| Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? |
Unknown |
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| Is there a documented need for this project? |
Yes |
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Documentation: |
Program has served as a state pilot documenting need for broadened program |
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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: |
Gadsden County Board of County Commissioners |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |
