9.37.1 System Summary

9.37 LEVY COUNTY 4-5-05

9.37.1 SYSTEM SUMMARY

Levy County will be a type 1, 9-1-1 system consisting of one Primary PSAP. The PSAP will be located in the Sheriff’s dispatch center in the jail facility in the City of Bronson and will direct dispatch calls for the Sheriff’s Department, Bronson Volunteer Fire Department, and the Cedar Key, Chiefland, and Williston Police Departments. Calls for other public safety agencies will be transferred over existing seven-digit telephone lines. Calls from the portion of Levy County not served by the Levy County 9-1-1 system will be handled by the Gilchrist county 9-1-1 system and directed to the appropriate agencies. The central office 9-1-1 trunk network is shown in Figure 9.38-1.

9.37.2 SYSTEM MANAGEMENT

The Levy County 9-1-1 system will be operated by the Levy County Sheriff’s Office under the management of the Levy County Sheriff’s Office. The responsible fiscal agent will be the Board of County Commissioners.

9.37.3 INTERLOCAL AGREEMENTS

Table 9.38-3 shows the required interlocal agreements for the Levy County 9-1-1 system. Typical interlocal agreements are shown in Appendix.

TABLE 9.37-1

LEVY COUNTY 9-1-1 SYSTEM DEFINITION

Levy County Sheriff’s Office

Location Levy County Sheriff’s Office, Bronson Number of Answering Positions 3 Type of Answering Position Call Taker/Dispatcher Total Staff 15 Number of Logging Recorders 32 Channels Number of Instant Playback Recorders 3 Call Answering Equipment 3 – CTI Tie-Lines 1 Number of 9-1-1 Trunks 8 Transfer Lines TDD 3

TABLE 9.37-2

LEVY COUNTY CALL HANDLING

AGENCY METHOD VEHICLE

Sheriff’s Department Primary PSAP

Levy County Sheriff’s Dept. Direct Dispatch Radio

Direct Dispatching For:

Bronson Volunteer Fire Dept. Cedar Key Police Dept. Chiefland Police Dept. Williston Police Dept.

Cedar Key Volunteer Fire Dept. Dial Out Call Transfer Telephone Chiefland Volunteer Fire Dept. Dial Out Call Transfer Telephone FL Div. of Forestry (Chiefland) Dial Out Call Transfer Telephone Florida Highway Patrol (Inglis) Call Relay or Dial Out Telephone/Radio Call Transf. Morrison Volunteer Fire Dept. Dial Out Call Transfer Telephone Levy County Ambulance Dial Out Call Transfer Telephone (Chiefland) Levy County Ambulance Dial Out Call Transfer Telephone (Williston) Levy County Sheriff’s Office Direct Dispatch Levy County Civil Defense Dial Out Call Transfer Telephone Otter Creek Vol. Fire Dept. Dial Out Call Transfer Telephone Suwannee River Vol. Fire Dept. Dial Out Call Transfer Telephone Williston Fire Dept. Dial Out Call Transfer Telephone Yankeetown Fire Dept. Dial Out Call Transfer Telephone

Gilchrist County 9-1-1 System

FL Div. of Forestry (Chiefland) Call Relay Telephone Levy County Ambulance Call Relay Telephone (Chiefland) Suwannee River Vol. Fire Dept. Call Relay Telephone Remaining Levy Cnty. Agencies Call Relay Telephone/Radio (via Levy County Sheriff’s Office)

TABLE 9.37-3

LEVY COUNTY INTERLOCAL AGREEMENTS

FIRST PARTY SECOND PARTY SUBJECT

Levy County Gilchrist County An interlocal agreement is required to define the call handling method and routing of each type of call received from Levy County citizens at the Gilchrist County 9-1-1 Primary PSAP located in the City of Trenton.