Consideration and Approval of Grant Agreement:  Arizona 911 Grant Agreement between Arizona Department of Administration Office of Grants and Federal Resources and the City of Flagstaff Acting as System Administrator for Coconino County.

Flagstaff Police Department acting as 911 System Administrator for Coconino County Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs) was awarded $720,616.00 in grant funds from the Arizona Department of Administration Office of Grants and Federal Resources. This grant funds all operational costs of the 911 telephone systems for the PSAP's in Coconino County which includes: Flagstaff Police Department, Williams Police Department, Page Police Department, Grand Canyon National Park Service, and Glen Canyon National Park Service.

The grant award is $720,616.00 which will fund all of Coconino County's 911 telephone system operational costs 100%.

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No. In 2018, the State of Arizona 911 office was combined with the Arizona Department of Administration Office of Grants and Federal Resources Office. In previous years the State 911 office paid the telephone companies directly for the costs to operate the state 911 system including the PSAP's in Coconino County.  For FY2020 the  Arizona Department of Administration Office of Grants and Federal Resources Office created a grant program and awarded each county the funds to pay for their 911 services.

Approve the acceptance of the grant or decline the acceptance of the grant.

Flagstaff Police Department has been designated the System Administrator for Coconino County. The System Administrator is responsible for submitting 911 operating bills to the State 911 Office, and submitting call statistics and required reports to the State for all the PSAP's in their county.  Historically the 911 telephone bills would be mailed to the Flagstaff Police Department. The 911 Coordinator would make sure the charges on the bill were correct and send the bill and an authorization letter to the State 911 office. In turn, they would pay the bills with money from revenues collected through the Emergency Telecommunication Service Revolving Fund. In 2018, the Arizona 911 Office was moved under the direction of the Arizona Department of Administration Office of Grants and Federal Resources. With this change, the Arizona Department of Administration Grants and Federal Resources Office created a grant program for the FY2020 911 Budget. System Administrators had to apply for the funds to pay the 911 system bills. This allows the PSAP's to be responsible for their bills and to be reimbursed through the Grant award by the State. The process makes sure funds are distributed fairly across the state.

911 is known nationwide as the telephone number to call when a person needs emergency assistance. PSAP's field emergency phone calls for all of Coconino County. Flagstaff Police Department was designated by the State 911 Office to be the System Administrator for the PSAP's within Coconino County. 911 systems in Arizona are funded from a tax on cell phones called the Emergency Telecommunication Service Revolving Fund.

Having a 911 system allows citizens to dial three numbers to have access to emergency services instead of having to dial seven digits and go through an automated telephone system. This allows for faster responses to emergencies for every citizen. Payment of 911 services by the State 911 Office through tax allows the PSAP's in Coconino County to provide consistent emergency response.

To work directly with the public to ensure that the Coconino County PSAP's have correct address information and provide quality customer service in emergency and non-emergency situations.