County 911 Coordinators Group Meeting Port Canaveral, Florida May 9, 2002

State of Florida Wireless 911 Board Winston E. Pierce, Chair Bureau of Policy and Regulation Services STATE TECHNOLOGY OFFICE Status Update for State Technology Office and Wireless 911 Board Activities

Board Membership Chairperson--Director, State Technology Office (State CIO) or his/her designee 3 Wireless Industry Representatives (Dr. Rodney Bent, CellTrax; Harriet Eudy, Alltel Communications and Mario Jardon, Cingular) 3 County 911 Coordinators (Pat Welte, Duval-large county; Bruce Thorburn, Lake-medium county and Nelson Green, Bradford-small county)

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Wireless 911 Board Financials Calendar Year 2001 Revenue=$40,544,249 Disbursement to Counties (44%)=$21,280,549 Rural County Grants--Later Board Operations and Administration=$307,477 Reimbursement of Carriers for Phase I=$2,469,624 (Reserved $38,903,894)

2002 Legislative Issues Wireless 911 Board and State Technology Office All 911 Bills Died in Committee except “...place of primary use...”

S1610 by Sen. Pruitt *H1511 by Reps. Ritter & Attkisson

Legislative Proposals 2003 Session of Florida Legislature

Allowable Expenditures Make a part of a rule Changeable with approval of Governor and Cabinet or LBC…. Changes for Technology and Industry Requirements Start with current list in (13)(a)6. Define adds, deletes and changes Present to Approval Body

Wireless 911 Board Population based Disbursement to Counties (2)(a)-Population per FAC Directory Counties (12) that will experience a decrease in revenue are: –Alachua, Broward, Collier, Miami-Dade, Duval, Hillsborough, Lee, Monroe, Orange, Palm Beach, St. Johns and St. Lucie

Wireless 911 Board Small Rural County Grant Monies to Fund Participation in Regional System Change language in (2)(a) 2. To specifically allow grant monies to be used to fund a small rural county’s participation in a regional system based on an “Inter- local Agreement”

Wireless 911 Board Auditor General’s Recommendations Carry forward all revenues from Wireless 911 Fee until utilized without limitation on percent or time. Separate accounts for wireline and wireless revenues to better track receipts and expenditures

Wireless 911 Board All customers with access to 911 should pay the Fee. Non-Traditional users Prepaid Customers On-Star Type Customers (telematics), etc.

State Technology Office Funding for “Statewide 911 System Director’s Office” as specified in s (5) with at least 5 FTE Reviewing

Wireless 911 Board Rural County Grant Program

Rural County Grant Program Updated Requirements for 2003 Automatic Grant - $3,000 Monthly Disbursement Minimum for Small Rural Counties (1/3 to 1/2 of funds) Later today at 3:15 there is a session on “Wireless 911 Grant Results and Overview of Next Years Grants” with Nelson Green, Pat Welte, Bruce Thorburn and Winston Pierce

Rural County Grant Program Priorities #1--Rural Counties w/o E911 #2--Rural Counties that need to replace critical or necessary components #3--Rural Counties requesting system upgrades related to wireless impacts #4--All other applications

Rural County Grant Program Schedule Application Deadline - 2/28/02 Evaluation of Applications - March and April 2002 Recommendations to Board for Funding - April and May 2002 Grant Checks Issued - before June 30, 2002

Grant Program March 12, Non-Recurring Priority One (P1) Awards for $686,400 (FAW 4/5) April 16, Awards (1-P1 and 10-P2) for $246,338 (FAW 5/3) 1-P1 Pending at Board - $125,000 Total Available=$1,136,144(est.) Total Awarded=$1,057,738

Other Issues Audits Provide STO a copy of the county’s annual audit (showing the 911 fund) DMS Inspector General’s Audit Office is Auditing the Special Appropriations in FY96/97 through FY99/00 for E911

Other Issues Audits (Con’t.) The Auditor General is conducting their 3rd annual audit of the Wireless 911 Board. 1st Year’s Report # nd Year’s Report #

Issues of Concern Ability to Access 911--“Everybody Pays” Large Fluctuations in subscribers reported by county (See Web Site for Excel Spreadsheet) Funding for Phase II still short but looking better! Delays in Phase I and Phase II Implementation Have you requested? Are you ready to Implement Phase I or II?

THANK YOU !!! Winston E. Pierce, Chair State of Florida Wireless 911 Board 4030 Esplanade Way, Suite 235M Tallahassee, FL FAX

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