COBI 2015 - CITS Communications

Overview
Issues
Performance
Financials

Sources Uses

FY 2016 Appropriation

The Communications Bureau is responsible for six state-managed regional communications centers to provide communications support for a variety of public safety, law enforcement and emergency services providers (UCA 53-10-104).

The dispatch centers are operated 24 hours per day. The dispatch centers are located in Salt Lake, Brigham City, Price, Vernal, Richfield, and Cedar City. Forty-one mountain top transmitters provide a communications link throughout the state for the Department of Public Safety dispatchers and numerous federal, state, and local law enforcement and service agencies.

Funding History

Appropriation Overview

During the 2015 General Session, the Legislature appropriated for Fiscal Year 2016, $8,736,100 from all sources for CITS Communications. This is a 15.6 percent increase from Fiscal Year 2015 revised estimated amounts from all sources. The total includes $5,189,600 from the General/Education Funds, an increase of 18 percent from revised Fiscal Year 2015 estimates.

Appropriation Adjustments

The following appropriation adjustments were made during the 2015 General Session:

DescriptionOngoingOne-Time Consolidated Dispatch Contracts UHP$330,000$0

OngoingOne-TimeFinancing Source

$330,000$0General Fund

No Description

Public Safety Retirement for Dispatchers$531,400$0

OngoingOne-TimeFinancing Source

$309,000$0General Fund

$222,400$0Dedicated Credits Revenue

Enactment of this legislation could require the Department of Public Safety to increase rates for emergency dispatch services enough to collect an additional $222,400 annually in dedicated credits. Enactment of this bill could cost the Department of Public Safety $309,000 ongoing from the General Fund and $222,400 ongoing in dedicated credits to transition all certified dispatchers from the public employee retirement system to the public safety retirement system.

The metrics used to measure performance at the Communications Bureau are based on their ability to manage incoming 9-1-1 phone calls. Measurements included such as caller wait time and abandoned calls help determine the effectiveness of the Bureau at managing these calls efficiently.

Intent Language

HB0003: Item 25

Under section 63J-1-603 of the Utah Code, the Legislature intends that appropriations provided for The Department of Public Safety - Programs and Operations line item not lapse at the close of Fiscal Year 2015.

SB0002: Item 18

The Legislature intends that the department is authorized to increase its fleet by the same number of new officers authorized and funded by the legislature for FY 2016

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Sources of Finance	FY11 Actual	FY12 Actual	FY13 Actual	FY14 Actual	FY15 Approp	FY15 Change	FY15 Revised	FY16 Change	FY16 Approp
General Fund	4,538,300	4,153,600	4,181,600	4,314,400	4,379,600	0	4,379,600	766,000	5,145,600
General Fund, One-time	0	0	0	9,400	18,900	0	18,900	25,100	44,000
Dedicated Credits Revenue	2,825,500	2,978,400	2,979,300	3,020,000	3,152,400	0	3,152,400	387,800	3,540,200
Transfers	0	0	0	26,900	0	6,300	6,300	0	6,300
Transfers - Health	0	26,500	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Transfers - Other Agencies	6,200	0	28,800	0	6,300	(6,300)	0	0	0
Beginning Nonlapsing	0	0	157,900	651,000	0	0	0	0	0
Closing Nonlapsing	(183,400)	(157,900)	(651,000)	(906,000)	0	0	0	0	0
Total	$7,186,600	$7,000,600	$6,696,600	$7,115,700	$7,557,200	$0	$7,557,200	$1,178,900	$8,736,100

Categories of Expenditure	FY11 Actual	FY12 Actual	FY13 Actual	FY14 Actual	FY15 Approp	FY15 Change	FY15 Revised	FY16 Change	FY16 Approp
Personnel Services	5,291,300	5,308,000	5,333,200	5,581,600	5,825,600	64,400	5,890,000	1,133,500	7,023,500
In-state Travel	27,600	28,000	40,200	35,900	40,200	(4,200)	36,000	0	36,000
Out-of-state Travel	0	1,500	(700)	0	(700)	700	0	0	0
Current Expense	1,533,200	1,160,900	1,068,200	1,252,900	1,244,200	87,000	1,331,200	37,300	1,368,500
DP Current Expense	200,500	233,600	255,100	253,600	260,000	40,000	300,000	8,100	308,100
DP Capital Outlay	0	253,400	0	(8,300)	187,300	(187,300)	0	0	0
Other Charges/Pass Thru	134,000	15,200	600	0	600	(600)	0	0	0
Total	$7,186,600	$7,000,600	$6,696,600	$7,115,700	$7,557,200	$0	$7,557,200	$1,178,900	$8,736,100

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Other Indicators	FY11 Actual	FY12 Actual	FY13 Actual	FY14 Actual	FY15 Approp	FY15 Change	FY15 Revised	FY16 Approp
Budgeted FTE	92.50	108	180.77	94	99	0	99	99
Actual FTE	88.70	88.50	89.10	87.40	0	0	0	0
Vehicles	3	3	3	1	3	(2)	1	1

COBI contains unaudited data as presented to the Legislature by state agencies at the time of publication. For audited financial data see the State of Utah's Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports.