Marion County Sheriff Ed Dean; The Board considered the Petition at a duly-noticed public meeting held on November 18, 2009. The Board=s Order, filed on December 22, 2009, states that the proposed expense is not an allowable expense in accordance ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT SERVICES
Technology Program

The Department of Management Services, E911 Board, hereby gives notice of the issuance of an Order regarding the Petition for Declaratory Statement for: Marion County Sheriff, Ed Dean file on September 25, 2009. The Notice of Petition for Declaratory Statement was published in Vol. 35, No. 40, of the October 9, 2009, Florida Administrative Weekly. The Board considered the Petition at a duly-noticed public meeting held on November 18, 2009.

The Board’s Order, filed on December 22, 2009, states that the proposed expense is not an allowable expense in accordance with Section 365.172(9), Florida Statutes. According to the proposed system, the emergency text sender would not be dialing 911, the call or text would not be coming through the E911 system, and the current law does not allow the Petitioner to advertise the non-911 text message telephone number as an emergency number.

A copy of the Board’s Order may be obtained by contacting: Ryan Butler, Special Services/E911Manager, E911 Board, 4050 Esplanade Way, Suite 160, Tallahassee, FL 32399-3050.