| | | | | | | | Spotsylvania County
Board of Supervisors Agenda
Executive Summary |
| | | | | | | | Meeting Date:
| September 12, 2017 |
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| | | | | | | | Title:
| Acceptance of Grant Award and Budget Amendment for the FY18 Highway Safety Grant Program Selective Enforcement for Speed |
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| | | | | | | | Type:
| Action, Resolution, Appropriation |
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| | | | | | | | Agenda Title:
| Acceptance of Grant Award and Budget Amendment for the FY18 Highway Safety Grant Program Selective Enforcement for Speed |
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| | | | | | | | Recommendation:
| The Sheriff, staff, and Finance Committee recommend that the Board of Supervisors accept and appropriate the FY18 Highway Safety Grant Award for selective enforcement for speed. |
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| | | | | | | | Summary:
| As the administrative agency for the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Safety Funds, the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles has issued a grant award of $52,200 for the Spotsylvania County Sheriff’s Office to meet strategic highway safety goals.
The following information represents the speed crash statistics for Spotsylvania County for the following calendar years:
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2013
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2014
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2015
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2016
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Speed-Related Fatal Crash
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8
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7
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7
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4
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Speed-Related Serious Injury Crashes
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52
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35
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31
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57
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Speed-Related Injury Crashes
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178
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150
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154
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161
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Total Speed Fatal and Injury Crashes
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238
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192
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192
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222
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Total of All Speed Related Crashes
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459
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403
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472
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465
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If accepted, these grant funds will provide approximately 1,100 overtime hours of selective enforcement for speed on primary or secondary roadways. This project will provide for $50,600 in overtime costs to enforce highway safety law. Additionally, the award will also provide $1,600 to send two attendees to Virginia Highway Safety Training Office approved trainings. The grant requires any travel and subsistence reimbursements to follow the Commonwealth of Virginia’s Travel Policy. Any costs above the state reimbursement amount that still falls within the County’s Adopted Travel Policy will be paid for from the Sheriff’s Office FY 2018 and/or FY 2019 operational budgets.
The award requires an in-kind service match of $26,100 that will be met through the use of the Sheriff’s Office fuel and maintenance costs for enforcement vehicles from the FY 2018 and FY 2019 operational budgets. Furthermore, the grant will not pay for the FICA, Medicare, and Workers’ Compensation costs associated with the overtime. It is estimated that these associated costs will be $4,908. The Sheriff’s Office will absorb these costs through their FY 2018 and FY 2019 operational budgets.
If approved, the grant award period will run from October 1, 2017 through September 30, 2018. No-cost extensions are not usually allowed under this program.
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Item
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Grant Award
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Local Match
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Total
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Overtime
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$50,600
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$0
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$50,600
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Per Diem & Lodging
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$1,600
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$0
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$1,600
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In-Kind Contribution
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$0
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$26,100
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$26,100
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Overtime Fringe Benefit
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$0
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$4,908
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$4,908
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TOTAL
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$52,200
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$31,008
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$83,208
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| | | | | | | | Committee/Commission Summary:
| Finance Committee |
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| | | | | | | | Review Date:
| August 17, 2017 |
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| | | | | | | | Financial Impact:
| See attached budget adjustment form. |
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| | | | | | | | Staff Contacts:
| Captain Roger Harris II, Sheriff’s Office
First Sergeant Timothy Bryner, Sheriff’s Office
Sergeant Scott Lockard, Sheriff’s Office
Annette D’Alessandro, Finance |
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| | | | | | | | Legal Counsel:
| Jessica DesNoyer, County Attorneys Office |
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| | | | | | | | Additional Background/Other Considerations:
| N/A |
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| | | | | | | | Consequence of Denial/Inaction:
| This grant will enable the Sheriff’s Office to target speed driving violations. Through this effort the Sheriff’s Office will attempt to reduce the County’s overall crash rate, as well as the number of fatalities and injuries associated with speed-related crashes. If this grant award is denied, it will eliminate an opportunity to increase the department’s traffic enforcement abilities. |
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