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St. Joseph County Traffic Safety Program

St. Joseph County Traffic Safety Program. 10 th Annual Traffic Safety Summit Lansing, MI March 2, 2005. MISSION.

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St. Joseph County Traffic Safety Program

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  1. St. Joseph County Traffic Safety Program 10th Annual TrafficSafety Summit Lansing, MI March 2, 2005

  2. MISSION A county-wide coordinated effort to reduce injury and death on our roadways, through educational awareness. To encourage safer driving practices and maintain ongoing safety, educational and enforcement programs through designated funding.

  3. GOALS • SAVE LIVES • REDUCE INJURIES • EDUCATION • ENFORCEMENT

  4. FINANCIAL FACTS • FATAL $1,120,000 • NON FATAL DISABLING INJURY $45,500 • PROPERTY DAMAGE $8,200 (Including non-disabling injuries) SOURCE: National Safety Council 2003 Report

  5. COMPREHENSIVE TRAFFIC SAFETY PROGRAM • What is required • Who should be involved • How do you go about it

  6. WHAT IS REQUIRED • Serious Time Commitment • Sharing Of Ideas • Full Cooperation

  7. Law Enforcement Criminal Justice Traffic Engineers Political Representation Education Medical Citizen At Large OHSP Representative WHO SHOULD BE INVOLVED

  8. HOW TO GO ABOUT IT • Select Key Players • Schedule Meetings • Share Ideas • Prepare Preliminary Plan • Coordinate Activity

  9. COMMON QUESTIONS • Where does the funding come from • Who administers the program • What are the political implications • What forms are required

  10. FUNDING • Predetermined amount of court costs directed into Traffic Safety Commission Funding by County Board of Commissioners

  11. ADMINISTRATION • Traffic Safety Commission hires part-time project director who oversees day to day activities

  12. POLITICAL IMPLICATIONS • Considerable !!! • Flexibility • Willingness to Cooperate

  13. Creating A Funding Mechanism to Support Traffic Safety Programs

  14. IN THE BEGINNINGTOTAL FUNDS $0.00

  15. REVENUE • $5.00 REDIRECTED COURT COST ON EACH PAID VIOLATION T/S Local Gov’t • Local Ordinance $3.34 $1.66 • State Law $5.00 0

  16. ALLOCATION OF FUNDS • 55% Law Enforcement Activities • 30% Education, Demonstration, and Prevention Activities • 15% Administrative and Operational Activities

  17. DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS1998--2004 Enforcement $135,616 34% Education $ 92,591 23% Equipment $ 84,055 21% Educ./ Equip. $ 56,636 14% Engineering $ 21,072 6% Prosecutor $ 7,100 2% TOTAL $397,070

  18. MATCHING FUNDS • Enforcement & Court 20% • All Others 40%

  19. 2004 REVENUE$ 61,663.00MONTHLY AVERAGE$5,138.00

  20. St. Joseph County Comprehensive Traffic Safety Program ANTICIPATED ANNUAL REVENUE $60,000 CURRENT BALANCE AS OF 1/1/05 $45,000

  21. PROJECT DIRECTOR • Contract Employee/ Part-Time • Maximum 15 hours per week / 780 year • Annual Average Salary $5460 • Performs Assigned Duties • Office at St. Joseph County Sheriffs Dept. (phone, FAX, files, computer maintained by SJCCTSC)

  22. S.J.C.C.T.S.C. ThreeRiversCityCommission-Sturgis City Commission- Vacant Vacant St. Joseph County Commission-Education- Robin Baker William Miller, Superintendent Criminal Justice- Centreville Schools Carol Frohriep Law Enforcement- District Court Administrator Deputy Eugene Alli, (Chair) Engineering-St Joseph Co. Sheriffs Office Tom Seymour, City Engineer Citizen at Large- Local Township/Village Gov’t.- Robin Border (Vice Chair) William Dobrowski Ex-Officio- Medical Board- Pat Eliason, OHSP Vacant

  23. SJCCTSP EXPENDITURES

  24. MAJOR PROJECT PENDING COMPLETION • Automated Ticket Writing FUNDING $63,500 9 POLICE AGENCIES 3B DISTRICT COURT

  25. SINCE 1998SJCCTSC FUNDED GRANT PROJECTS $397,070.00

  26. 4 C’s of TRAFFIC SAFETY COMPREHENSIVE CREATIVE CONTINUING COOPERATION

  27. CONTACT INFORMATION Sandra Wagner – Project Director (269) 467-7454 Fax (269) 467-6201 Deputy Eugene Alli St Joseph County Sheriffs’ Office (269)467-9045 ext. 244 Fax (269)467-6201 E-Mail: allie@stjosephcountymi.org

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