| | | | | | | | Spotsylvania County
Board of Supervisors Agenda
Executive Summary |
| | | | | | | | Meeting Date:
| September 11, 2018 |
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| | | | | | | | Title:
| Grant Application Request for the FY19 Fall Rescue Squad Assistance Fund for the Sheriff’s Office |
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| | | | | | | | Agenda Title:
| Grant Application Request for the FY19 Fall Rescue Squad Assistance Fund for the Sheriff’s Office |
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| | | | | | | | Recommendation:
| The Finance Committee, Sheriff and staff recommend that the Board of Supervisors approve the request to apply for a 50/50 Virginia Department of Health Rescue Squad Assistance Fund Grant to purchase five new Lifepak 1000 AED units for the Sheriff’s Office and adopt the attached authorized agent resolution. If approved, the application will request $5,450 and the Sheriff’s Office will absorb the local match of $5,450 in their FY 2019 Adopted Budget. |
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| | | | | | | | Summary:
| The Virginia Office of Emergency Medical Services (OEMS) offers competitive funding through their Rescue Squad Assistance Fund (RSAF) Program. RSAF is a matching grant program that is open to governmental, volunteer, non-profit EMS organizations, and non-licensed EMS agencies located in Virginia. The program typically requires a 50% local cash match. The primary goal of the RSAF program is to provide financial assistance in order to purchase EMS equipment, vehicles, and to provide for needed EMS programs and projects.
As a non-licensed EMS agency, the Sheriff’s Office would like to submit a grant application requesting $5,450 in grant funds to purchase five new Lifespan 1000 AED kits. This project will allow the Sheriff’s Office to purchase additional AEDs for patrol inventory which will allow all patrol deputies, on any given shift, the ability to be equipped with an AED in their vehicle. The requested AEDs are compatible with the life support devices used by the Department of Fire, Rescue, and Emergency Management (FREM). If compatible devices are used by the Sheriff’s Office and FREM the agencies should be able to provide better patient care and have a quicker response time on the scene.
If awarded, the grant would require a local match of $5,450. If awarded, the Sheriff’s Office anticipates that they would absorb the local match from their FY 2019 Adopted Budget. The grant application deadline is September 15th. If awarded funds, the award period would run from January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019.
In addition, OEMS has revised their online grant application system. The system requires individuals to be designated as authorized agents to act on the County’s behalf in the application and management of RSAF grants. The attached resolution will enable several individuals to act on the County’s behalf. |
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| | | | | | | | Committee/Commission Summary:
| Finance Committee |
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| | | | | | | | Review Date:
| August 23, 2018 |
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| | | | | | | | Financial Impact:
| At this time there is no financial impact as this is just a request to submit a grant application. If the application is funded, the grant award documents would need to be reviewed and recommended by County Administration, the County Attorney’s Office, and Finance Committee, before being presented to the Board of Supervisors for acceptance. |
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| | | | | | | | Staff Contacts:
| Sheriff Roger Harris, Sheriff’s Office
Major Carter Wells, Sheriff’s Office
Captain Charles Carey, Sheriff’s Office
Lieutenant Arrend Hoopes, Sheriff’s Office
Annette D’Alessandro, Finance |
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| | | | | | | | Additional Background/Other Considerations:
| N/A |
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| | | | | | | | Consequence of Denial/Inaction:
| If the request is denied, the Sheriff’s Office will forego the opportunity to request state funding to purchase additional equipment to enhance emergency medical response efforts. |
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