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HomeMy WebLinkAboutStaff Presentation 2(c) Tax Equalization Issues - Law Enforcement Issues STAFF PRESENTATION 2 c . u (-owl. nuo _ 0..,,eltk-4-k 0."` • A-Z,6 :',...).!'-. ,7,;:r jiAl 44:-;t0 :� 9 City of Orlando { V-.. Fax Transmissionr yy i „i„,,,,,,:..Atxr... a e � To: City of Fax #: Cecilia Bernaer, City Manager Windermere 376-0103 Clarence Bass, Police Chief Edgewood 851-7361 Jack Douglas, Asst. City Adm./Fin_ Dir. Apopka 889-1705 Bernese Fleming, City Administrator Oakland 656-2940 Julie Hopper, Finance Director Winter Park 623-3280 Wanda Horton, Finance Manager Ocoee 656-7835 W. Brian. Jones, Asst.City Manager Maitland 539-6232 Ron Landon, Asst. Fin. Dir./Budget Official Apopka 889-1723 Richard Rozansky, City Administrator Belle Isle 240-2222 Richard S. Skinner,City Clerk Edgewood 851-7351 Betty Swarm, Finance Director Winter C-arden ; 656-4952 Larry Williams, Fin. Dir./Budget Official Eatonvilie 623-1319 From: . - Rebecca A. Ares, OMB Official 246-2353-work/246-2869-fax G. lvichael "Mickey" Miller, Director of Finance 246-2341-work/246-2707-fax Date: 3/26/96 Pages: .? (including cover sheet) Comments: Pursuant to the Dual Taxation Committee Workshop held on Wednesday, April 24th, attached is the Orange County-OMB document discussed but not avaialble (note: document retyped by staff due to being non-legible). • Finance Director's Office 400 S. Orange Ave., 4th Fl Orlando, Florida 32801 Phone (407) 246-2341 Fax (407) 246-2707 7n,17,71 -_-,- r NH-),In =n ,t_! rn 47: 1: qFi:;t--r-N=H • SERVICES PROVIDED TO CITY DWELLERS BY THE ORANGE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT(OCSD)THAT ARE NOT PROVIDED BY THEIR MUNICIPAL POLICE DEPARTMENT: 1. Orange County Deputies serve all arrest warrants in Orange County. Even those that are in city limits. 2. All extraditions of criminals from other states are performed by the OCSD. 3.. The Sheriffs Aviation unit provide assistance in location and capture of criminals and during medical emergencies. 4. The OCSD K-nine Unit provides back up and assistance to municipalities. 5. Orange County Deputies provide all school crossing guards at a cost of Si million dollars per year. 6. The OCSD Bomb Unit handle all bombs and bomb threats in Orange County. 7. The OCSD Marine Unit patrol all Orange County lakes. In addition, they respond to all boating accidents and perform all investigations. S. The OCSD Dive Unit assists all municipal police department when needed. 9. Riot Teams are available for emergency situations. 10. When a municipal police department has too many calls to handle, Orange County Deputies provide back up. This is a frequent occurrence. 11. Orange County deputies provide supplemental police protection during large events, such as World Cup Soccer, in downtown Orlando. 12. The OCSD DUI Unit provides check-points and services county-wide. 13. All courthouse security is provided by the OCSD. The judges in Orlando are requesting additional security this year, in light of the Oklahoma Federal Building bombing. 14. The OCSD Gang Unit investigates gang activity in all parts of Orange County. 15. The OCSD Fugitive Task Force works with the FBI to locate and arrest serious criminals in Orange County. 16. The OCSD Victim Advocates Program provide assistance to all victims of crime, including those in municipalities. Finally, this county payment for Sheriff services would allow Orange County to dismiss the issue of Dispatch Contracts. Memorandum To: Hollis Holden; City Manager From: Chief Jimmie M. Yawn Date_: May 21, 1996 Subject: SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT MUNICIPAL SERVICES TAXING UNIT Last year , during Orange County ' s budget deliberations, there were discussions regarding the Orange County Sheriff ' s Department Municipal Services Taxing Unit . The following sixteen points were presented to the County concerning services that are provided by the Sheriff ' s Office, to the municipalities . The following comments are in response to those points . 1 . Orange County deputies serve all arrest warrants in Orange County. (Even those that are in City limits . ) This statement is inaccurate . The Orange County Sheriff ' s Department does process all arrest warrants that are issued by the County and Circuit Courts . The duties. of the Sheriff are sec forth by Florida State Statutes . (Bold text with underscoring has been added to emphasize specific portions of the statutes . ) F.S . 30 - Sheriffs 30 . 15 - Sheriff-Powers, Duties and Obligations (1) Sheriffs in their respective counties, in person or by deputy, shall : (a) Execute all processes of the Supreme Court, circuit court, county courts, and boards of county commissioners of this State, to be executed in their counties . (b) Execute such other writs, processes, warrants, and other papers directed to them, as may come to their hands to be executed in their counties . F.S . 34 - County Courts 34 . 07 - Sheriff to be Executive Officer - The Sheriff of the County shall serve and execute all civil and criminal processes of said court and do and perform all duties in and about said court, which are required to be performed by an Executive Officer . • F.S. 26 - Circuit Courts 26 .49 - Executive Officer of the Circuit Court - The Sheriff of the County shall be the Executive Officer of the Circuit Court . Although the Florida State Statutes mentioned above indicate that the service and execution of warrants is the Sheriff ' s :responsibility, municipal law enforcement officers routinely make numerous warrant arrests, either based on computer checks that are made of individuals that the officers come in contact with during the normal performance of their duties, or the officers personal knowledge of the existence of a warrant . Frequently, personnel from the Sheriff ' s Office provide municipal law enforcement Officers with information pertaining to persons, that reside in or frequent the municipalities, who have outstanding warrants . It is not uncommon for municipal law enforcement officers to actively attempt to locate and arrest persons that they know to be wanted. In Winter Garden, and likely in the other municipalities, the majority of persons who are arrested on warrants, by municipal law enforcement officers, committed the offenses chat .they were wanted for in other jurisdictions, not in the municipality where they were arrested. During 1995 Winter Garden Officers documented 118 warrant arrests . This number does not include warrant arrests that were secondary arrests made in conjunction with the on view or probable cause arrest of a subject for other charges . 2 . All extraditions of criminals from other states are performed by the Orange County Sheriff 's Office. Sheriff ' s, throughout the State of Florida, have historically and traditionally had the duty of extraditing criminals who are under order of the courts to be returned to this state. The rationale for this may have its roots in the statutes cited above. 3 . The Sheriff ' s Aviation Unit provides assistance in location and capture of criminals and during medical emergencies. The Orange County Sheriff ' s Offices ' s Aviation Unit is available, upon request, to assist the municipalities . During 1995, Winter Garden requested assistance from the Aviation Unit six times for law enforcement purposes, totaling approximately 3 hours of operational time . The hourly cost, to the Orange County Sheriff ' s Office, to operate a helicopter is $320 . 00 . The cost of Winter Garden' s requests for the helicopter for law enforcement assistance would be approximately $960 . 00 . The Aviation Unit does not track medical emergency calls, that occur within the County, by whether the incident occurred in a municipality or in the County. They consider all medical emergencies, that occur within its geographic boundaries, to be in the County. 4 . The Orange County Sheriff ' s K-9 Unit provides back up assistance to municipalities. The Sheriff ' s K-9 Units are available to assist the municipalities . Some municipalities have their own K-9 units and do not or only seldom require this assistance. The Sheriff ' s K-9 unit does not track whether assistance was requested by a municipality or by O.C.S .O. . A search of records by the Sheriff ' s Office Computer Services Section indicated, that during 1995, Winter Garden requested assistance from their K-9 Unit a total of 3 times . 5 . The Orange County Sheriff 's Office provides all school crossing guards at a cost of $1, 000, 000 . 00 per year. Some municipalities have already assumed the responsibility for the costs of providing the school crossing guards in their jurisdictions . This expenditure by the Sheriff ' s Office has become a moot point since all of the municipalities have been advised that they will be required to assume the costs of the school crossing guards, within their jurisdictions, • in their 1996 - 1997 budgets . 6 . The Orange County Sheriff 's Office Bomb Unit handles all bombs and bomb threats in Orange County. This is another inaccurate statement . While many of the municipalities do not have Bomb Units, some do and handle bombs and bomb threats in their jurisdictions . Winter Garden does not have a Bomb Unit . However , the services of the Bomb Unit were not required during 1995 . 7 . The Orange County Sheriff 's Office Marine Unit patrols all Orange County lakes. In addition, they respond to all boating accidents and perform all investigations. This is another inaccurate statement . Some municipalities have their own Marine Units that patrol the lakes and investigate accidents in their jurisdiction. Until recently there have been virtually no bodies of water in the Winter Garden City limits . Those that do exist are not readily accessible to boaters . Lake Apopka borders Winter Garden. However , Winter Garden' s jurisdiction stops at the shoreline. The City has no portion of the lake that is in its jurisdiction. During 1995, the services of the Sheriff ' s Marine Unit were not required by Winter Garden. 8 . The Orange County Sheriff's Office Dive Unit assists all municipal police departments when needed. The Sheriff ' s Dive Unit is available if needed. However, some municipalities have their own dive units . Although Winter Garden does not have its own dive unit, the services of the :Sheriff ' s Dive Unit were not required during 1995 . 9 . Riot teams are available for emergency situations. The Sheriff ' s Office does make its Riot Team available during emergency situation. However several of the municipal police Departments also maintain riot teams . These teams are available to the other municipalities and to the County through mutual aid agreements . Winter Garden did not require the services of the Sheriff ' s Riot team during 1995 . 10 . When a municipal police Department has too many calls to handle, Orange County deputies provide back up. This is another inaccurate statement . Although this may be the case with the smaller municipal agencies in the County, with the exception of possible requests for aviation or K-9 assistance, it is seldom the case with the larger agencies . winter Garden and Ocoee generally call on each ocher for assistance . In the infrequent cases where the Sheriff ' s Office was contacted, there were instances where a deputy was either not available or too far away to be of assistance when needed. The Sheriff ' s Office, when contacted, could not provide information as to how many times, except for Aviation and K-9 , Winter Garden requested back up assistance from their agency. However , during 1995, Winter Garden documented 156 times that it received various requests for assistance from the Sheriff ' s Office. 11 . Orange County Sheriff ' s deputies provide supplemental police protection during large events, such as World Cup Soccer in downtown Orlando. Although this statement is accurate, various municipal agencies also assisted with World Cup Soccer and often assist with other major events . What correlation is there to participation, by the Sheriff ' s Office, in various events, some of which are national or even international nature, which occur in Orlando, a large, metropolitan city, to levying taxes on the far smaller municipalities within the County . These events, through revenues and publicity, generate major direct and indirect benefits for both Orlando and Orange' County . However , in most cases, these events provide little or no real benefit to the smaller municipalities in the County. 12 . The Orange County Sheriff's Office D.U.I. Unit provides check points and services county wide. Winter Garden conducts its own D.U. I . interdiction program. Various D.U. I . "sweeps" , involving the Sheriff ' s Office and Winter Garden, have generally involved other agencies, as well, in a taskforce . These "sweeps" have been a joint effort to apprehend D.U. I . suspects in a geographic area comprised of =both the County and municipalities . 13 . All court house security is provided by the Orange County Sheriff 's Office. The judges in Orlando are requesting additional security this year in light of the Oklahoma Federal Building bombing. As Executive Officer of the Courts, this would appear to be. one of the duties assigned to the Sheriff, by State Statute. 14 . The Orange County Sheriff's Office Gang Unit investigates gang activity in all parts of Orange County. The Winter Garden Police Department obtains information, regarding gang activities in the City, through the School Resource Officer , the Community Policing Officers, and the Department ' s Investigators and Patrol Officers . The Sheriff ' s Office has a vested interest in investigating gang activity in all parts of Orange County . Any gang activity, occurring in the municipalities, is 'generally directly tied to gang activity occurring in the County. The members of these gangs move throughout the County, committing criminal acts, with no concern what-so- ever for jurisdictional boundaries . Having knowledge of gang activities in the municipalities aids the Sheriff ' s Office in dealing with gang activities in the County . 15 . The Orange County Sheriff 's Office Fugitive Task Force works with the F.B. I . to locate and arrest serious criminals in Orange County. The Sheriff ' s participation in this taskforce is strictly voluntary. As previously stated, the Law Enforcement Officers of the various municipalities actively attempt to locate and arrest criminal whenever possible . 16 . The Orange County Sheriff 's Office Victim Advocate Program provides assistance to all victims of crime including those in municipalities. The Sheriff ' s Office operates the Victim Advocate Program and makes the services of its personnel available to assist the victims of various types of crimes that occur anywhere in the County . Jimmie M. Yawn ENFORCEMENT AND PROSECUTION OF MUNICIPAL PARKING CITATIONS IN ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA I. SYNOPSIS OF PROBLEM: Florida Law mandates that hearings and prosecutions of contested or unpaid parking citations must be conducted in the County Court. The Court Administrator and Clerk of Court have established parking citation prosecution and hearing procedures for Orange County and the City of Orlando whereby such hearings are conducted by civil traffic infraction hearing officers in County Court. To date, no other municipalities afe have their parking citation hearings and prosecutions heard by civil traffic infraction hearing officers in County Court. II. PROPOSED SOLUTION: • The desired parking citation prosecution program is already in effect with the City of Orlando and Orange County. In order to participate in the program, municipalities must enact an ordinance referring contested or unpaid parking citations to the county court to be resolved by a civil traffic infraction hearing. After passing the ordinance, municipal representatives must meet with the Court Administrator and Clerk of Court to discuss and implement the procedures necessary for their contested or unpaid municipal parking citations to be prosecuted in County Court as required by law. Once the procedures are outlined, municipalities must develop citations and designate employees to develop and implement the procedures required by,the Clerk of Court. . III. DISCUSSION: Section 316.1967, Florida Statutes (copy attached), provides that all contested or unpaid parking citations shall be prosecuted in the County Court. In the past, prosecutions of parking citations have been impractical because County Court required a prosecutor, the State Attorney declined to prosecute municipal offenses, and the costs of paying a city prosecutor exceeded the fines collected from violations of municipal offenses. In 1994, in an effort to address these problems, the City of Orlando drafted legislation which was enacted by the Florida Legislature in 1994 and which authorized counties to establish Civil Traffic Infraction Hearing Officer Programs whereby part—time hearing officers were empowered to dispose of traffic infraction and parking citation cases. (see attached copies of sections 318.30 through 318.38, Florida Statutes). 1 In February of 1995, the Chief Judge of the Ninth Judicial Circuit in Orange County issued Administrative Order 07-94-40(copy attached) which established the Civil Traffic Infraction Hearing Officer Program in Orange County. All civil traffic infraction cases (for example, speeding tickets) and all City of Orlando and Orange County parking citation cases are currently heard by civil traffic infraction hearing officers. In March of 1996, the Supervisor of the City of Orlando Parking Enforcement Unit estimated that over 80% of contested or unpaid tickets scheduled for court were paid prior to any hearing. Regardless of whether a citizen insists on a court hearing, a prosecutor is not required under this new program because the officer that issues the parking citation presents the case just as the police officers currently present their cases concerning uniform traffic citations they have issued. The first step towards participating in this new Civil Traffic Infraction Hearing Officer Program is to enact municipal parking ordinances which authorize parking citations to be forwarded to the county court to be disposed of by the hearing officers. Section 318.325, Florida Statutes, requires the enactment of this ordinance as a prerequisite to participating in the hearing officer program. The second step will be to meet with the Clerk of Court and the Court Administrator to discuss and develop the procedures necessary for the cases to be transferred to the court, to assure the attendance of the alleged violator and issuing officer, and to transfer collected fines back to the municipality. The final step will be for the municipality to designate the employees responsible for developing and implementing the procedures required by the Clerk of Court. The hearing officer program would run more smoothly if the various municipalities could agree on and adopt identical ordinances addressing the more common violations (i.e., handicapped parking, parking prohibited by sign, blocking road or driveway, etc...). It is suggested that the municipalities consider adopting the language of the City of Orlando's parking ordinances as they have been successfully prosecuted in county court for over 15 years. This new hearing officer program provides municipalities with an unprecedented opportunity to prosecute parking violations without the expense of a city prosecutor. Participation in the program is a boon to any municipality desiring effective parking enforcement. prepared by: John Chandler Ross, Esquire May 16, 1996 I ti • UNIFORM TRAFFIC CONTROL F.S. 1995 F.S. 1995 STATE UNIFORM TRAFF ecialist, or presented in any court of the fact that any automobile, appropriate law enforcement authorities an affidavit set- sion: :fe parking truck,or other vehicle was found to be parked in a prop- ting forth the name, address,and driver's license num- narr shall be a erly designated handicapped parking space in violation ben of the person who leased,rented,or otherwise had , Hist of the provisions of s.316.1955 or s.316.1956,it shall be the care,custody,or control of the vehicle.The affidavit :.m. 1 charge of prima fade evidence that the vehicle was parked and submitted pursuant to this subsection shall be admissi- iffic infrac- left in the space by the person, firm, or corporation in ble in a proceeding charging a parking ticket violation 31 )8(4) or s. whose name the vehicle is registered and licensed and shall raise the rebuttable presumption that the per- (1 uffeuring a according to the records of the Division of Motor Vehi- son identified in the affidavit is responsible for payment mea eed for an des. of the parking ticket violation.The owner of a vehicle is boot, anse plate. 1413"'^'•-s'4'"''85-727:s'26•`"'94:1-32°' not responsible for a parking ticket violation if the vehicle of sl. .ce, for the involved was,at the time,stolen or in the care,custody, (2 ad person. 316.1958 Out-of-state vehicles •bearing handl- or control of some person who did not have permission excE :r for such capped identification.—Motor vehicles displaying a of the owner to use the vehicle. to e: special license plate or parking permit issued to a handl- (2) Any person issued a county or municipal parking Whe ch n ... S, capped person by any other state or district subject to ticket by a parking enforcement specialist or officer shall fully s•2.at as-z27. the laws of the United States shall be recognized as a be deemed to be cnarged with a noncriminal violation in Sl .`3.3• valid license plate or permit, allowing such vehicle the and shall comply with the directions on the ticket. In the ole t special parking privileges allowed pursuant to the provi- event that payment is not received or a response to the can: iongovern- sions of ss.316.1955 and 316.1956,provided such other ticket is not made within the time period specified state s-- state or district grants reciprocal recognition for handl- thereon, the county court or its traffic violations bureau vehi •wner offer- capped residents of this state. shall notify the registered owner of the vehicle which othe ciat!i 1 Nistory.—s.5. ---.5• •�• ' '0- e was cited, by mail to the address given on the motor (3 3. : sce..: spaces for 316.1959 Handicapped parking enforcement.— venicle registration,of the ticket.Mailing of the notice to a fu arsons wno The provisions of handicapped parking shall be this address shall constitute notification. Upon notifica- sucr ;:ant to S. enforced by state. county, and municipal authorities in tion, the registered cwner shail comply with the court's (4 rsuant to s. their respective jurisdictions whether an public or pr,- directive. cies ).0845. The ,,aterope in the same manner as is used to enforce (3) Any person who fails to satisfy the court's direc- Iden mall be as pe five shall be deemed to waive his or her right to pay the dire: other parking laws and ordinanc,s h.y said acnotes. applicable civil penalty. HistHistory.—s.v.c^.is Not arm to the (t) Any person who elects to appear before a desig- ;spicuousiy 316.1964 Exemption of vehicles transporting cer- rated official to present evidence shall be deemed to 3- and main- tain disabled persons from payment of parking fees I have waived his or her richt to pay the civil penalty provi- driv aearinc the and penalties.—No state agency, county, municipality, sions of the ticket. The official, after a hearing, shall liter he caption cr any agency thereof,shall exact any fee for parking cn make a determination as to whether a parking violation mak or bearing the public streets or highways or in any metered parking has been committed and may impose a civil penalty not with ;ed parkins scace from the driver of a vehicle wnicn displays a park- to exceed 5100 plus court casts. Any person who fails and -dance with inc cermit or a license plate issued pursuant to S. to pay the civii penalty '.within the time allowed by the star :f Transact- 316.1958 or s.320.0848 or a license date Issued pursu- =A.:a snail be ceemec tc nave teen convicted of a park- Stec ant to s.320.08.s.320.0842.s.320.0543.cr s.320.08-5 inc ticket violation. arc the;.curt shall take appropriate that any par.<inc if such vehicle is transporting a person eligible for sucr measures to enforce ccilecticn of the fine. of tt svmccl of parking permit or license plate: nor shall the driver of (5) Any crcvisicn of subsections (2), (3), and (4) to His thecontrary nctwithstandinc. the provisions of chapter Not CISA��=� sucn a venic'e .:an5^uartlnC such a CerSvn be :Janalit?Ca-' rd c=cacn, for parking,except in cleativ defined bus lcadirc_ones. 318 snail net atpiv to violations of county parking ordi- 3• trovidad in fire =ones, or in areas posted as -No Parking- _ones. nances and municipai parkins ordinances. 1 vehicle des M1sfOry•—s. ° '-7""s.I. •°-7' s. :' --a'•s.3- -3-v_ —. (6) Any county cr city may provide by ordinance that unle =-:`•r the clerk of the court or the traffic violations bureau shall ?� pursuant 4 Non.-:-zcr•+er s.3'=.'5.3- Witt 320.083. s. supply the department with a magnetically encoded (2 is occupied 316.1965 Parking near rural mailbox during certain computer tape reel or cartridge or send by other elec- .upc tarkinc per- hours;penalties.—Whoever parks any vehicle within 30 tronic means data which is machine readable by the fad ;a disabled feet of any rural maiibex upon any state highway in this installed computer system at the department, listing Na n identtfic - state between S a.m- and 6 p.m. shall be punished as persons who have three or more outstanding parking NO: momentary provided in s. 316.655. vitiations. including viciations of s. 316.1955 or s. 3 purpose of Nistory._-- s.1.f..,::!;-,6415.s-ii.:rt. ss. i•t'. e.76-31 316.1956. Each county shall provide by ordinance that Not.. a:-er the clerk or the court or the traffic violations bureau shall No :grotty snail a^ Foy. enters park- 316.1967 Liability for payment of parking ticket vio- supply the department with a magneticallyencoded exp lations and handicapped parking violations.— computer tape reef cr car;ndce or send by other eiec- ic e.^•icrca- (1) The owner of a 'le�,Cia ;s resparsibia and 'loofa ,vi-lion means data ,vi-lionicn is machine readable by the dr r. His of s::osec- for payment cf any parking ticket violation unless the installed computer system a: the department. listing No persons who have any outstanding violations or S. owner can famish evidence that the oriole .vas, at the 316.1955.s.316.1956.or any similar local ordinance reg- 3 " ', t.,- 3.' time of the parking viciatien,in the care,custcdv,or ccn- =i•-� =' aulating parking in spaces designated for use by disabled mec prof or another person. In such instances, the ownerof ated handi- the vehicle is required, within a reasonable time after persons. e r s ns.cn The Depart persons snailmark reported.rkthe pp e provi- Ica. ice snail be notification of the parking violation. to furnish to the 747 • :M :S•• F.S. 1995 ~�' r- F.S. 1995 DISPOSITION OF TRAFFIC INFRACTIONS Ch. 318 :artment of shall be deposited in the Epilepsy Services Trust Fund (b) Seven and two-tenths percent shall be depos- established pursuant to s. 385.207. ited in the Emergency Medical Services Trust Fund for ection,$52 (12) Five dollars for each moving violation,except for the purposes set forth in s. 401.113. mandatory violations involving an unlawful speed, shall be (c) Five and one-tenth percent shall be deposited volving an assessed in addition to the penalties set forth in subset• in the Additional Court Cost Clearing Trust Fund estab- he S52 an tion (3). lished pursuant to s. 943.25 for criminal justice pur- ter the law- (13) One hundred and fifty dollars, including court poses. costs, for a violation of s. 316.613. (d) Eight and two-tenths percent shall be deposited :osis, for a (14) Up to 51,500 for a violation of s. 316.1575. in the Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Trust History.-4.1,cit.74-377:s•38.cn.76-31:s.1 a,.79-27:3. 1.at.63-179:s. Fund for the purposes set forth in s. 413.613. 195.Ct.81-2259:s.2.cn.82-58:s.2.Gh.84-71 s.15.ch.84-158:s.25.cit.85-167: 45 shall be I s.3.at.85-250:s.z cn.85-295:s.6.cn.85-309:s.4.cn.85.337:s.3.at.66-49: (e) Two percent shall be deposited in the endow- the provi- C s 7.cll.a6-154:3 4.cn.86-tests 3.en.86-260:3 z cn.67-toe;:z cn.87-167: ment fund of the Florida Endowment Foundation for ss.2.5.at 88-50:s.2.cn.68-305:u.61.72.cit 88-381:s.6.cn.89-212 s.2. 0.30-141:s.a.cn.eo-2ao:ss.10.26.on.90-30:1.3.cn.9t-+36:s.3.c.4.91-200: Vocational Rehabilitation established by s. 413.615. s.t.at.92-192 s.21.cn.93-'6'+'s.14.cm 9+-336. (f) Five-tenths percent shall be paid to the clerk of tion of s. { ,Hot..-aeo,stgl,atea as subsection 3131 oy s.21.ut.93-164. , atahear- the court for administrative costs. :mated this ' 318.19 Infractions requiring a mandatory hearing. (g)1. If the violation occurred within a municipality lvii penalty ' Any person cited for the infractions listed in this section or a special improvement district of the Seminole Indian shall not have the provisions of s.318.14(2)and(4)avail- Tribe or Miccosukee Indian Tribe, 56.4 percent shall be irking in a able to him or her but must acpear before the desig- paid to that municipality cr special improvement district. :s under s. nated official at the time and location of the scheduled 2. If the violation occurred within the unincorpo- hearing: rated area of a county that is not within a special .3166.1001. (1) Any infraction whicn results in an accident that improvement district of the Seminole Indian Trice or with the causes the death of another; or Miccosukee Indian Tribe, 56.4 percent shall be paid to civil penal- ' (2) Any infraction which, results in an accident that that county. gay period f causes'serious bodily injury'of another as defined in s. (3)(a) Moneys paid to a municipality or special ay an addi• I 316.1933(1). . improvement district under subparagraph (2)(g)1. must .;vii oenaity History.-s. t.cti.74-377.s.91.cn.77-;04.s. 1.an.3t_34:s. t6...-.3.4-359: be used to fund local criminal justice training as pro- . s.4.::..35-2�W:s.12.:n 36-154.9...35.:n.35-146. vided in s. 943.25(13) when such a program is estab- the court's 318.20 Notification; duties of department.-The fished by ordinance;to fund a municipal school crossing In this sec• guard training program; and for any other lawful pur- department shall prepare, a notification form to be pose. o shall be • attended to, or incorporated as a part of, the Florida .iblic works (b) Mcr,evs paid to a county under subparagraph • uniform traffic citation issued in accordance with s. , snag�e ,, arvice shall 316.650. The notification form shall contain language (2)(g)4._ aI. . used to fund local criminal justicetrain - 316.650. toward informing persons charged with infrac ions to which this Ing as provided in s. 943."_(13) when such a program tided, how chapter applies of the procedures available to them is established by ordinance. to fund a county school fession forcrossing guard training procr m, and for any other law- under this chapter. Such notification shall contain a ful purpose. ld acciica 4 statement that. if the official determines that no infrac• History.-s.1._..74-377.s.19.z..76-31:s.3.:n.36-:54 s.3.-..37-108:s. '.'ail be the tion has peen committed. no costs Cr cenalties snail be 4 =• 37-188.s._ - 36-•z.s.7..7.?3-33c8.s.4 .:..91-200.s..1 :,.32-194: :rofessicn. ( s 3.:- 33-193.s.-:n.94-.:::::4 S.3o.-r. 35-2.57 imposed and any costs cr penalties which have been •tis require- i paid snail be returned. lot demon- f History._;.1.:rt.7: s.19.c.,-6-31:s.3.cn 36-154:3.z c+ 36-185. 318.30 Legislative ntent.-it is the intent or the scretien of i Legislature that civil traffic infraction hearing officers be enaities cy 318.21 Disposition of civil penalties by county appointed and used in those counties where the need -e man1er. courts.-Ail civil cenaities received by a county court arises for their services.Any Civil Traffic Infraction Hear- „aused or pursuant to the previsions of this chapter shall be dis- ing Officer Procram estacusned in a county under ss. no commit- tnbuted and paid monthly as follows: 318.30-318.38 shall be subject to the supervision of the 1ity service ( (1) One dcilar from every civii penalty shall be paid Supreme Court. :cher penal- to the Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services History.-s.I.".39-3:37.5.19.c-..30-330.s.2 cn.94 2202. for deposit into the Child Welfare Training Trust Fund for 318.31 Objectives.-The Supreme Court is hereby Jr over the child welfare training purposes pursuant to s. 404.40. requested to adopt rules and procedures for the estab steed shall One dollar from every civil penalty shall be paid to the lishment and cceration of Civil Traffic Infraction Hearing crth in sub- Department of Juvenile Jus;ce for deposit into the Juve- Officer Frocrams under ss.318.30-318.38.However,the I nile Justice Training Trust Fund for juvenile justice our- appointment of a hearing officer shall be at the option every mile I poses pursuant to s. 39.024. of the county electing to establish such a program,upon clarions for j (2) Cf the remainder: recommendation by the county court judge or judges. to the ce. (a) Twenty and six-tenths percent shall be paid to „ the _, m„ theCircuit �s se / be. and Chief Judge of the cn (a). tar the General Revenue Fund of the state. except that the and approval c'+•the Chief Justice Of the Sucreme Court. I first 33CO.000 snail be deposited into the Grants and mi,,,,,,..„ -. „4-337. 3. . --'2 ed in sup- ! Donations Trust Fund in the Decar ^ant of Health and ~ id restraint Rehaciiitative Services for administrative costs. training 318.32 Jurisdiction; limitations.- Safety telt costs. and costs associated with the implementation (1) Hearing officers snail be empowered to accept e is hereby and maintenance of Florida foster care citizen review picas from and decide the cuilt or innocence of any per- surcharge - panels as provided for in s. 39.4531. son,adult or juvenile.charged with any civil traffic infrac- 795 --.4,., '`.•<,:4:1k.: }ii '.X!3.rr '7 ..',',s._ 1..: • t .1 it Ch. 318 - A { DISPOSITION OF TRAFFIC INFRACTIONS F.S. 1995 j tion and shall be empowered to adjudicate or withhold 318.34 Ouafifications.—Applicants for the position .1. i I adjudication of guilt in the same manner as a county of hearing officer of the civil traffic court shall be mem- - ` • court judge under the statutes, rules, and procedures bers in good standing of The Florida Bar and shall have ,, ,•. presently existing or as subsequently amended,except completed a 40-hour education and training program • that hearing officers shall not: which has been approved by the Florida Supreme Court. - f' • (a) Have the power to hold a defendant in contempt Thereafter,hearing officers shall complete an approved ..7. of court,but shall be permitted to file a motion for order 4-hour continuing education program annually. of contempt with the appropriate state trial court judge: His""7-°•5•c .89-337;S.6.Cti.94-201. i (b) Hear a case involving an accident resulting in injury or death; or 318.35 Term of office.—Hearing officers shall be (c) Hear a criminal traffic offense case or case independent contractors and may serve either full time involvinga civil traffic or part time as determined raffic infraction issued in conjunction a fined by the chief judge. In either with a criminal traffic offense. case, they shall serve at the pleasure of the chief judge of the county and circuit in which the ar (2) This section does not prohibit a county court . y e to hear cases `tft f judge from exercising concurrent jurisdiction with a civil and shall have no definite term of office. [!, traffic hearing officer. "iaLOrn•-'•a.c. :9_�7:a.7.„.y,_2p2 (3) Upon the request of the defendant contained in 318.36 Code of ethics.—Hearing officers shall be fl. it Notice of Apcearance or a written plea, the case shall subject to The Florida Ear Code of Professional Respon- h; be assigned to a county tour t judge regularly assigned sibility and not the Judicial Code of Ethics, except that . i ;t.tii. to hear traffic matters. they shall avoid practices or occupations that would j'r' History.—s.1 c,.S-337.s.t,crl.91-152:s.1,G..9+�•o. constitute a conflict of interest or give the appearance ' 318.325 Jurisdiction andprocedure for parkingof impropriety. Whether serving full time or part time, t' hearing officers stall be cronibited from representing cli- ,f I' infractions.—Any county or municipality may adopt an �� ents or practicing before any other hearing officer of a ;t .. ordinance that alesys the county or municipality o refer civil traffic court or from representing any client aepea! • `i i cases nvcivirc :be violation of a county or municipal ;ng the decision of any other heerine officer. ir: parkinc ordinance to a hearing officer designated to ore- Histo ,.s ; _ ! History.-s. 3-:a7.s. .r..9+_202. side over civil traffic infractions in the county. Nct'vith- 't standing the provisions of ss.318.14 and 775.08(3),any 318.37 Funding.—;n o + • 1anycountyelectingto , (, iy parking violation snail be deemed to be an infraction as s ar �� � lish a Civil Traffic Inrrac;ion Hearing Officer Prccram .�c' defined in s. 313.13(3). However, the violation must be under ss. 318.30-318.38 the court shall develop a plan 1.1 enrc:le: .nd dispcsec or in accordance with the provi_ for its implementation and shall submit the plan to the --:- :LI _ :4Y ` Bionogenera!law applicable to parking violations and Office of the State Courts Administrator. Funds for the I ;.j. withcharter Cr coda of the county or municipality program are to be used for hearing officer salaries, y_ where the vioiaticn occurred. The clerk of the court or which may not exceed S0 per hour, and other Hetes IliI e the desicnated traffic violations bureau must collect and sary expenses such as hearing officer training, office distribute the fires, forfeitures, and court costs rental, furniture, and administrative staff salaries. Any ,.ll assessed under this sac on.Notwithstanding the crovi- county electing to establish such a program shall pro ;.; signs or s. 318._1. fires and forfeitures received from vide the funds necessary to ecerate the program. . _; parkirc vitiations committed within the unincorocr tat History.—s.3 5. •.a•-i5__5.s,c,.•24-2 2 areas of the county cr within the boundaries or the •` 318.38 Nonseverability.—!f the provisions of s. 1•. municipality mus; ce ccilected and paid monthly to the 318.32 authorizinc hearrc officers to impose the same is•:r,• county or municipality, respectively. Court costs sanctions as countycourtjudges for + =.i .-_ assessed by the rearing officer must be paid to rei gi civil traffic II I- I county. tions are found to be unconstitutional by the Floridaicda ;:a r History.—;. . _____ Supreme Court, then the hearing officers shall have no ! further jurisdiction over any civil traffic infractions. 318.33 Appeals.—_ecis;on aHistory.-i.9._..ii-.7.17:s. IC.:...9.1_202. t _j i.; sof the he vino officer _ are =^^••�iacle, uncer the rules of court, to the circuit 318.39 Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund.— • -i T l court. Appeals snail be based upon the record of the The Accident Reports Trust Fund within the Department ' = ±' hearinc before the nearing officer and shall not be hear- • - '� =rof Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles is redesignated l:a t ings de novo. Appellants are responsible for producing as the Hich`.vay Safety Ccerating Trust Fund and is to . ;--.• ; the record of the nearinc beyond that which norraily be used to fund the general operations of the Depart- *•-•11 I results from the civii traffic infraction hearinc process. ment of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. History.—s.4. 89-17.7:'- 94-ZC2 History. f i _. ?;-' :_} _ti { ' ice ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE No-. 07-94-40 NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA _ ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER RE: CIVIL TRAFFIC INFRACTION MAGISTRATE • WHEREAS, Sections 318 .30-318 . 38, Florida Statutes (Supp. 1994) and rule 6. 630 of the Florida Rules of Traffic C7, �n - r..11 -� Court, • provide for the establishment of a Civil Traffi - • -� infraction Hearing Officer Program (hereinafter referred to' as-=c' "the Program") ; and ;, Oc,� - --Z �J_. WHEREAS, the costs necessary to provide the servircesCD c� offered by the Program shall be funded by an assessment of an additional court cost; and WHEREAS, the Program and the respective funding are necessary for the administration of justice in this circuit to assist in relieving the excessive caseloads on the county COLTS, it .5 therefore ORDERED and ADJUDGED: 1) General Provisions. A Civil Traffic Hearing Officer Program is hereby established pursuant to the provisions of Florida law. The Traffic Hearing Officers shall be independent contractors appointed by the Chief Judge and shall enter into a written contract with the Chief Judge. The written agreement shall describe in general terms the duties of the Hearing Officer and shall set forth the rate of pay established by the Chief Judge pursuant to Section 318.37, Florida Statutes. 2) Jurisdiction, limitations. All civil traffic infractions shall be heard by the Traffic Hearing Officer except: !" (a) civil infractions involving personal injury or death; (b) civil infractions filed in conjunction with criminal traffic offenses; (c) cases transferred to a county judge for disposition pursuant to Section 318 . 32 (3) , Florida Statutes. Cases concerning 2 (a) , 2 (b) and contempts shall be heard by a County Traffic Judge and assigned by division. Appeals from the Hearing Officer shall be heard by a Circuit Civil Division Judge. 3) Divisions. All cases shall be assigned to divisions as they are now. The Judge in that division will be responsible for cases contained in 2 (a) , 2 (b) , 2 (c) and contempt notices. Cases should be filed with the respective clerk's office based on the location of the charged violation. 4) Authority of Traffic Hearing Officers: Because the Program provides that each Traffic Hearing Officer serve only every third week and pursuant to Paragraph 5 of this Order pertaining to Alternate Hearing Officers, the Traffic Hearing Officers shall have authority to preside over each other's scheduled hearings and to administer and execute each other's orders and other related documents. • • 5) Alternate Hearing Officers. In the absence of a Traffic Hearing Officer due to illness or vacation, an . ,alternate Traffic Hearing Officer shall preside. In the event an `alternate Traffic Hearing Officer cannot preside, the County Traffic Judges shall make every reasonable effort to preside over scheduled hearings in an effort to avoid the necessity of rescheduling. 6) Reschedule Policy. Rescheduling cr continuances Of hearings and second or more continuances of "to pay" dates shall be handled by the full-time secretary for the 'Traffic Hearing Officer. 7) Administrative Fee. (a) A $2 . 00 administrative fee shall be assessed by the court to fund the costs of the program. The fee shall be assessed in addition to the costs and fines for all civil traffic infraction citations, that are paid or elect driving improvement schools. This administrative fee shall not be assessed in cases that are dismissed or wherein an adjudication of not guilty is entered. Furthermore, pursuant to Florida Statute 318 . 18 (2) (c) , this administrative fee shall not be assessed for vehicle safety violations of Florida Statutes 316.2935 and 316 . 610 in which the safety defects have been corrected and an affidavit of compliance executed by the law enforcement agency has been presented to the clerk within the 30-day time period set forth under Florida Statute 318 . 14 (4) . (b) A $5 . 00 administrative fee shall be assessed by the Hearing Officer on all civil traffic infraction citations requesting a hearing. This administrative fee shall not be assessed in cases that are dismissed or wherein an adjudication •, of not guilty is entered. Furthermore, pursuant to Florida Statute 318. 18 (2) (c) , this administrative fee shall not he . assessed for vehicle safety violations of Florida Statute • � r 316. 2935 and 316. 610 in which the safety defects have 'been corrected and an affidavit of compliance executed by the law enforcement agency has been presented to the clerk within the 30-day time period set forth under Florida Statute 318 . 14 (4) . (c) A $15.00 administrative fee shall be assessed by the Hearing Officer on all Failure to Comply Hearings or Contested Parking Tickets requesting a hearing. This administrative fee shall not be assessed in cases that are dismissed or wherein an adjudication of not guilty is entered or which are otherwise resolved prior to a hearing before :the Traffic Hearing Officers. 8) Collection and Reporting of Funds. Collection of the fees shall be as follows: (a) the Clerk of the Court shall collect the $2 . 00 or $5 . 00 fee as applicable on all civil traffic infractions and the $15. 00 parking ticket fee as assessed. (b) Report of Funds Collected. The Clerk of the Court shall forward all funds collected on behalf of the Program to Orange County Board of County Commissioners for deposit into the Civil Infraction Hearing Officer Administrative Fee Fund ("Fund") . By the 15th day of each month the Clerk of the Court shall provide the Chief Judge or the Chief Judge's designee a report of collections for the previous month. 9) Budget. The Program's budget shall be established under the Orange County Board of County Commissioners. .10) Payment of Hearing Officers. The Hearing Officers • shall submit invoices to Court Administration monthly for ' i submission to the Orange County Comptroller's Finance and AccountingDepartment for p payment of billable hours for the month. Payment shall then be remitted from the Fund to the specified hearing officers in accordance with the Florida Prompt Payment Act. The rate of pay shall be established by the Chief Judge pursuant to Section. 318 . 37, Florida Statutes. 11) Other Expenses . Other expenses of the Program as provided in the budget established under paragraph 9 will be paid by Orange County upon approval by the Chief Judge or the Chief Judge's designee. 12) Retention of Funds. The balance of monies remaining in the Fund shall not revert to the Orange County Board of County Commissioners at the end of each fiscal year, but shall be rolled over into the same account for the new fiscal year. If at any time the Program is terminated, the balance of the Fund, after payment of program costs, including Hearing Officers, shall revert to the Orange County Board of County Commissioners on behalf of the Program. 13 ) Effective date: For all civil traffic infractions, this Administrative Order rescinds Administrative Orders 07-94-11 and 07-94-38 and shall be effective and retroactive to November 28 , 1994, the effective date of Administrative Order 07-94-11. However, the provisions of Administrative Order 07-94-11 pertaining to the collection of the $2 . 00 administrative fee for safety violations shall no longer apply beginning on the date of this Administrative Order and thereafter. , DONE AND ORDERED in Chambers, in Orlando, Orange County, Florida, this 727/ day of February, 1995. 4ge dilAr //I/4. R. Jia - - Stroker Chie . dge Copies to: All Circuit & County Judges, Ninth Judicial Circuit, State Attorney's Office, Ninth Judicial Circuit Public Defender's Office, Ninth Judicial Circuit General Counsel, Orange County Sheriff's Office Orange County Corrections Orange County Bar Association Bar Briefs, Orange County Bar Association Legal Department, Orange County Paul C. Perkins Bar Association Hispanic Bar Association of Orange County Clerk of Courts, Orange County Orange County Law Library Clerk of Courts, Osceola County The Osceola County Bar Association' • The Osceola County Law Library The Osceola County Sheriff's Office The Legal Review County Attorney's Office, Orange County STATE OF FLORIDA. COUNTY Q6�RaNGE� `=;: City Attorney's Office, City of Orlando i ,,",.„e, I HEREBY CERTIFY,that thAbcivekefloregoinils. Administrative Order 07-94-40 a true copy of the origfriactWin ails ogice. FRAN CARLTON. Cleid fid Cit�ibC1urtt.. and Ca Courcy Bye ! � .C'L1k :. :5'AeputyE; ' tisa7dis‘.> Ocoee Police Department ‘acoE Robert E. Mark 175 N. Bluford Avenue -QocicE� Chief of Police Ocoee, Florida 34761 \ Phone (40 7) 6564313 Fax (407) 656-0218 izamso EMS MEMO • To: Ellis Shapiro, City Manager From: Robert Mark, Chief of Police Subject: Joint Planning Area Date: May 17, 1996 In response to the question, how would the incorporation of the county portion of the joint planning area affect the city, the following information was obtained. The Orange County Sheriff's Office responded to approximately 3524 calls for service within the joint planning area from April 1995 through April 1996. This figure was arrived at by taking the number of calls for the month of April 1996 (267) and multiplying it by the total number of months in the year (12). Ten percent was added to allow for monthly fluctuations. The following streets were locations, within the joint planning area, that the sheriff's office responded to: STREET NUMBER OF CALLS 10th Avenue 07 12th Avenue 03 15th Avenue 03 16th Avenue 04 17th Avenue 01 Adair Street 01 Aliso Ridge 01 American Beauty Street 01 • Angola Street 03 Apopka Vineland Rd. 10 Bach Avenue 01 Balboa Dr. 01 Baton Rouge Dr. 03 Biloxi Court 01 Bluford Avenue 03 Butler Avenue 02 7 7 //// \i vagi rouce • Chief Mark Page 2 May 17, 1996 STREET NUMBER OF CALLS Citrus Oaks Avenue 03 Clarcona- Ocoee Rd. 17 -Clarke Rd. 02 Climbing Rose Dr. 03 Colonial Dr. 11 Comeau Street 04 Coventry Lane 01 Creole Court 01 Crown Point Woods Circle 01 Deneef Street 11 Doreen Avenue 01 Dorwood Drive 07 East Crown Point Rd. 02 First Street 01 Floribunda Drive 03 Fullers Cross Road 05 Geneva Street 03 Good Homes Road 20 ` Harris Avenue 01 Hempel Avenue OS Jay Street 01 Jubal Court 01 Lake Lona Circle 09 Log Wagon Road 02 Maguire Road 02 Marshall Farms Road 01 Mill Stream Road 01 Montevello Court 01 Moore Road 03 Nancy Ann Avenue 01 Natchez Trace Boulevard 03 Noelwood Court 01 Ocoee - Apopka Road 02 Ohio Avenue 01 Old Winter Garden Road 01 Park Drive 02 Parkridge Gotha Road 02 Red Dandy Drive 04 Red Gold Lane 01 Roberson Road 01 • Chief Mark Page 3 May 17, 1996 • STREET NUMBER OF CALLS Rowe Avenue 02 Sacket Circle 19 Sand Dollar Key Drive 01 Satin Leaf Circle 01 Sawmill Boulevard 01 Seminole Street 03 Shubert Street 01 Silver Star Road 02 Sunny Dell Drive 01 Third Avenue 06 Third Street 01 West Road 01 White Road 11 Whittter Avenue 02 Windermere Road 03 Woodlawn Cemetary Road 03 Woodson Avenue 01 Wurst Road 02 Yellow Rose Drive 05 Currently the incorporated area within the City of Ocoee is approximately fifteen(15) square miles. The joint planning area is approximately twenty eight (28) square miles. If the unincorporated areas were annexed in, the population for the city would increase by approximately five thousand (5000). This would entail the need for approximately thirteen (13) additional police officers (according to the FBI recommendation of the national average of 2.7 officers per 1000 persons), equipment and uniforms for all thirteen and approximately seven(7) vehicles. In order to handle the influx of an additional 3500 or more calls per year, the police department would also need two dispatchers added to our current staff. The total cost to our agency for the additional officers, dispatchers and equipment is approximately $746,839.50. (see attached cost breakdown and departmental activity sheet) In response to the question,. how many times have we assisted the Orange County Sheriff's Office on calls in the past year, the following information was obtained: Our agency assisted the Orange County Sheriffs Office approximately 172 times in the past year. This number is derived from taking the number of times we provided assistance in January of 1996, (this was 13 times) and multiplying it by the total number of months in a year (12). Chief Mark Page 4 May 17, 1996 In response to the question, how many times have we asked the Orange County Sherds Office to.' assist us with calls in the past year, the following information was obtained: :The only known figure is fourteen(14) times. During the past year we asked for K-9 assistance fourteen times. We did not utilize the services of their helicopter. The sheriffs office does not keep track of general assistance calls to our agency. In response to the question, how much should we charge the Orange County Sheriff's Office of assistance calls, the following is suggested: We should charge $157.19 per call. This figure was arrived at by taking the annual budget amount ($2,406,320.00) and dividing it by the total number of calls (15308 for 1994-1995 fiscal year). Chief Mark Page 5 May 17, 1996 Cost Breakdown Sheet Cost Per'Ofcer(salary and equipment): Salary $22609.00 FICA $ 1730.00 Retire. $ 4100.00 Health $ 5000.00 Life $ 750.00 Dental $ 930.00 Equipment: Firearm $ 550.00 Leather S 250.00 Ammo $ 20.00 Uniforms $ 385.00 Ballistic Vest $ 500.00 Badge $ 75.00 Cuffs/Case $ 40.00 Name Tag $ 12.50 Collar Brass $ 10.00 Chem. Spray $ 40.00 ASP Baton $ 45.00 Flashligh Hold $ 10.00 Raincoat $ 50.00 Winter Coat $ 90.00 Traffic Vest $ 20.00 Ticket Hold $ 20.00 Report Hold $ 30.00 Radio & Hold $ 2400.00 Statute Book $ 15.00 SOP Book $ 50.00 Training S 1000.00 Total Cost per Officer : $40,831.50 -Cost per Vehicle: Vehicle $18,600.00 Light Bar S 550.00 Radio $ 3,000.00 Siren $ 450.00 Decals S 250.00 Flashlight $ 100.00 Cage S 400.00 Print Kit $ 50.00 Chief Mark Page 6 May 17, 1996 Crime Scene $ 20.00 Total Cost per Vehicle: $23.420.00 Cost per Dispatcher: Salary S16,871.00 FICA $ 1,291.00 Retirement S 1,671.00 Health $ 5,000.00 Life Ins. $ 69.00 Dental $ 750.00 W/Comp S 68.00 Disability $ 325.00 Total Cost per Dispatcher: $26,045.00 Chief Mark Page 7 May 17, 1996 Departmental Activity Sheet Communications: Our communications center answers an average of 194 calls per day. Annually the center answers 70,810 calls. This is done with one, occasionally two dispatchers, on duty per shit. Calls that our dispatchers answer include radio calls from officers, traffic stops by officers, general telephone calls for departmental personnel, information calls from citizens, lobby calls (where someone actually comes to the station and calls from the lobby), misdials, transfers from other agencies and 911 calls. Departmental Calls: Our total departmental calls for the fiscal year of 1994/1995 were 15308. This was a 22% decrease over the fiscal year of 1993/1994. This decrease is due to a record keeping system change. We now only issue case numbers (calls) for dispatched calls and traffic stops involving paperwork. In the past all activity, such as a"business check" at Circle K, was given a case number and counted as a call. Our current system provides a much more accurate reflection of actual officer activity.