Agenda 12-12-23; 8-e - North Carolina Governor’s Highway Safety Program - Orange County Sheriff’s Office Police Traffic Services and Approval of Budget Amendment #4-A

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4 A Regional Law Enforcement Liaison serves as coordinator and organizer for highway safety activities in their respective region. i Efforts to continue to promote and involve law enforcement agencies in these lifesaving endeavors are of paramount importance to this statewide program. LELs are required to host events, attend, and conduct meetings, assist County Coordinators with organizing highway safety campaigns, and encouraging agencies to participate and report their activities. Budget Justification (Provide a detailed explanation of the costs associated with proposed project): The Orange County Sheriffs Office has continued to see an increase in speeding violations. The majority of enforcement taking place on major roadways due to their high crash volume, speeding continues to be a leading cause of crashes within our county. With funding for 2 additional RADARS, more officers can be placed in areas to combat this concern. Our hope is that more enforcement leads to less crashes. Additional funds are requested to continue the monitoring of four Speed Display Signs we use to collect data in areas where we have speeding complaints. This software allows up to change settings, monitor the status, and retrieve data from the signs remotely in an effort to make us more efficient in deploying our resources to address the speeding problems in the area. Also, funds are requested to provide meals for quarterly County Coordinator Meetings. We are also requesting additional funds to upgrade the firmware for our DWI Simulator. It has been several years since the last update and as technology has changed, so has the need to have the computer software updated to make this worthwhile i educational tool more relevant in the prevention of driving while impaired. Travel Justification (Provide justification for all travel expenses): In-state travel and out-of-state funds will be used for travel to perform LEL functions, trainings, and responsibilities. Some of the ii funds may be used to attend traffic safety conferences and trainings similar to NCGHSP's traffic safety conference, the annual I Lifesaver's national conference, the GHSA annual conference and trainings related to traffic safety enforcement and education. • • ' • / / 1 • . • B Provide the agency's number of sworn officers 120 Does the agency currently have a dedicated traffic or DWI unit? Yes (` No (: If a dedicated traffic or DWI unit exists, how many officers are assigned to the unit? • • •- • . '• htt s://connect.ncdot. ov/munici alities/Law-Enforcement/Pa es/Law-Enforcement-Re ortin as x Overall Fatality Ranking: 43 Alcohol Fatality Ranking: 35 Unrestrained Fatality Ranking: 36 Speed Related Fatalities: 28 Other Applicable Rankings: (Specify) Year 2020 Occupant Protection Citations DWI Citations 73 Speed Citations 560 Year 2021 Occupant Protection Citations DWI Citations 50 Speed Citations 283 Year 2022 Occupant Protection Citations 7 DWI Citations 41 Speed Citations 135 Goals and Objectives (Provide at least one SMART(Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic and Timely) goals and objectives. For more detailed information see "How to write an effective traffic safety project"located at: htt s://connect.ncdot. ovlmunici alities/Law-EnforcementIPa es/Law-Enforcement-Re ortin .as x Goal #1: Goal: Promote highway safety within Region 5 with increased efforts to raise seatbelt use above 90% by September 30, 2024. Raise the law enforcement agency participation rate in Region 5 from the 2021-2022 average of 78.6% to an average of 85 % reporting in Region 5 by September 30, 2024. Objectives: Conduct a minimum of four Law Enforcement County Coordinator (LSCC) meetings to discuss current highway safety activities, GHSP issues, training opportunities, and legal updates and concerns. • Gather LSCC monthly reports, awarding 25 GHSP STEP system credits for Coordinators each month they Page 2 of 5