| | | | | | | | Spotsylvania County
Board of Supervisors Agenda
Executive Summary |
| | | | | | | | Meeting Date:
| September 10, 2019 |
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| | | | | | | | Title:
| Acceptance of Grant Award and Budget Amendment for the FY 2020 Highway Safety Grant Program Selective Enforcement for Alcohol Impaired Driving |
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| | | | | | | | Agenda Title:
| Acceptance of Grant Award and Budget Amendment for the FY 2020 Highway Safety Grant Program Selective Enforcement for Alcohol Impaired Driving |
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| | | | | | | | Recommendation:
| The Finance Committee, Sheriff, and staff recommend that the Board of Supervisors accept and appropriate the FY 2020 Highway Safety Grant Award for selective enforcement for alcohol impaired driving |
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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 $79,500 for the Spotsylvania County Sheriff’s Office to meet strategic highway safety goals.
The following information represents the alcohol crash statistics for Spotsylvania County for the following calendar years:
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CY 2014
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CY 2015
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CY 2016
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CY 2017
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CY
2018
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Alcohol-Related Fatal Crash
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9
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7
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8
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7
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3
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Alcohol-Related Serious Injury Crashes
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22
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21
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17
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20
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17
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Alcohol-Related Injury Crashes
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60
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61
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46
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51
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46
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Total Alcohol Fatal and Injury Crashes
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91
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89
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71
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78
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66
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Total All Alcohol Related Crashes
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144
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128
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122
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121
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114
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If accepted, these grant funds will provide approximately 1,500 overtime hours of selective enforcement for alcohol impaired driving on primary or secondary roadways. This project will provide for $76,500 in overtime costs to enforce highway safety law. The award will also provide $3,000 to send four 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 2020 and/or FY 2021 operational budgets.
The award requires an in-kind service match of $39,750 that will be met through the use of the Sheriff’s Office fuel and maintenance costs for enforcement vehicles from the FY 2020 and FY 2021 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 $7,237. The Sheriff’s Office will absorb these costs through their FY 2020 and FY 2021 operational budgets.
If approved, the grant award period will run from October 1, 2019 through September 30, 2020. 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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$76,500
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$0
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$76,500
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Per Diem, Lodging, Conference Fee
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$3,000
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$0
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$3,000
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In-Kind Contribution
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$0
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$39,750
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$39,750
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Overtime Fringe Benefit
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$0
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$7,237
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$7,237
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TOTAL
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$79,500
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$46,987
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$126,487
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| | | | | | | | Committee/Commission Summary:
| Finance Committee |
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| | | | | | | | Financial Impact:
| See attached budget adjustment form |
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| | | | | | | | Staff Contacts:
| Captain Charles Carey, 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, Assistant County Attorney |
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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 driving under the influence. 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 alcohol-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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