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Emergency Services - continued Budget Highlights • Consistent with the Comprehensive Assessment of EMS and 9 -1 -1 /Communications Center Operations Study, the FY 2013 -14 Commissioner Approved Budget includes four new (4.0 FTEs) Telecom municator positions and one new (1.0 FTE) Quality Assurance/Training Officer position, effective January 1, 2014 • The FY 2013 -14 Commissioner Approved Budget also includes full year funding of two (2.0 FTE) Telecom municator which started January 1, 2013, and full year funding of a Quality Assurance/Training Officer position (1.0 FTE) approved in November 2012. • Includes increases in Overtime funding of $92,986 to meet Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and for new positions. • The decrease in Operations for FY 2013 -14 is due to moving the Motorola maintenance to the 9 -1 -1 Fund ($37,000), and not budgeting for the Narrowbanding project ($14,800) which was completed in FY 2012 -13. • The FY 2013 -14 Commissioner Approved Budget includes Capital Outlay funding of $14,797 for a paging encoder to use as a backup in event of a 9 -1 -1 Center failure, and the purchase 4 desktop computers for the 9 -1 -1 Center, as well as an interactive situational awareness monitor. Emergency Medical Services Division Major Services • Provide treatment for persons with medical or traumatic emergencies. • Coordinate transportation resources to provide appropriate transportation of patients, including ambulance, taxi, public transport, or private vehicles. • Coordinate emergency medical services and public safety preparedness efforts for special events such as sporting events, festivals, and mass entertainment. • Coordinate state mandated continuing medical education for EMS staff, medical responders, and community partners. • Manage EMS Medical Services providers throughout the county through ordinance franchise process. • Prepare for and respond to EMS Surge and /or Mass Casualty providing medical services throughout the region. FY 2012 -13 Outcomes • EMS responded to 13207 requests for service and provided transport and medical care for over 8325 people. • The paramedic academy continued to enable OCES to recruit and train additional paramedics. • EMS continued to partner with franchised agencies and Parkwood EMS to provide adequate coverage for special events without impacting the day to day EMS system. • Quality Assurance Initiatives: Emergency Services hired a Quality Assurance Staff officer who has helped strengthen the QA program. OCES has provided quality data and has 1i PAC]