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16 1 surcharge from $.05 /mile to $.08 /mile. The Administration Division budgets the Motor Pool 2 account for the entire Emergency Services Department. 3 4 Emergency Services: Emergency Medical Services Division 5 FY14 -15 Manager Recommended Budget includes full -year funding for 4.0 FTE EMS 6 Assistant Supervisors; these positions were budgeted for 6 months in FY13 -14. 7 • The FY14 -15 Manager Recommended Budget includes an increase in the Overtime account 8 of $40,000; this is primarily to cover scheduled /planned OT. 9 • The FY14 -15 Manager Recommended Budget includes an increase in the Educational 10 Supplies account of $13,045; this increase will allow EMS to purchase additional training 11 books /supplies and will allow the purchase of a "Mega Code Kelly Manikin" and a "Resusci 12 Anne skill reporter ", both of which will provide important training to EMS staff. 13 • The FY14 -15 Manager Recommended Budget includes $30,000 within the EMS Contract 14 Services account to cover the cost of co- location stipends to Fire Departments that house EMS 15 staff. 16 • The FY14 -15 Manager Recommended Budget includes $50,864 in Capital Outlay. These 17 items include replacement of ambulance equipment (including backboards, KEDS, suction 18 units, and Thomas packs), additional computer desktops for EMS stations, and furniture for 19 EMS stations. 20 • The FY14 -15 Manager Recommended Budget includes an increase in both Emergency 21 Medical Charges ($100,000 increase) and Special Events ($1,000) increase revenues; these 22 increases are consistent with FY13 -14 year -end projections that are expected to continue in 23 FY 14 -15. 24 25 Emergency Services: Fire Marshal Division 26 Budget Highlights 27 • The FY14 -15 Manager Recommended Budget includes $25,803 for the Rescue Services 28 account; this is a new account and will be allocated for awareness level water rescue services 29 and training through the fire departments. 30 • The FY14 -15 Manager Recommended Budget includes $6,600 in Capital Outlay for the Fire 31 Marshal Division; these funds will be used to purchase 3 portable scene light units to be used 32 during fire investigations. 33 34 Communications Division 35 Budget Highlights 36 • The FY14 -15 Manager Recommended Budget includes full -year funding for 4.0 FTE 37 Telecom municators; these positions were budgeted for 6 months in FY13 -14. 38 • The FY14 -15 Manager Recommended Budget includes an increase of $12,030 in Educational 39 Supplies; these supplies will be used by the QA and Training Coordinator to increase retention 40 through having better trained, and more prepared, employees. 41 • The FY14 -15 Manager Recommended Budget includes an increase of $21,740 in Contract 42 Services; these additional funds will be used to fund the cost of the Intrado /Motorola NG9 -1 -1 43 project, Emergency Services has contacted the NC 9 -1 -1 board about the possibility of grant 44 funds to help offset the costs of this project. Additionally, this increase will allow for the 45 Communications Division to perform psychological evaluations of potential employees pre -hire. 46 47 Jim Groves said the significant budget increase is centered around increasing customer 48 satisfaction and reducing response time. He said there is also a focus on the ability to receive 49 texts and videos through the NG 911 technology. He said the A -911 this will also allow for 50 seamless sharing of information between counties.