STOP-DWI ORGANIZATIONAL CHART

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1 STOP-DWI ORGANIZATIONAL CHART ADMINISTRATION ENFORCEMENT, PROSECUTION, ADJUDICATION EDUCATION AND PUBLIC INFORMATION REHABILITATION DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION The STOP-DWI Program is a funding agency providing funds to County Departments and community agencies to implement programs designed to reduce the use and abuse of drugs and alcohol which eventually results in reducing the incidents of driving while intoxicated. Programs funded fall into the categories of education, public information, enforcement, prosecution, treatment, and adjudication. All funds are derived from fines collected from within the County from DWI convictions. The community benefits from this program through stricter enforcement of DWI laws by police agencies resulting in arrests that get drunk drivers off the road and from education programs resulting in more young people rejecting alcohol abuse and making responsible decisions. The agencies that receive the major share of the funding are the Sheriff s Department, Batavia City Police, LeRoy Village Police, County Youth Bureau, Probation and Genesee Justice.

2 STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK Mission: The mission of the STOP-DWI Program is to establish a county-wide program to combat the problem of intoxicated drivers in order to make our streets and roads the safest possible by removing drunk drivers through enforcement and preventing drunk driving through education. Key 2014 Accomplishments: Worked with Sheriff s Department, City of Batavia Police Department and LeRoy Police Department to submit a grant application with the New York State STOP DWI Foundation for High Visibility Road Checks, Saturation Patrols and DRE Call Outs During Impaired Driving Crackdowns. The grant cycle runs October 1, 2014 through September 30, 2015 with eight dates identified for enhanced patrols. All indications indicate that the Program will receive the full $28,414 requested, which will result in an additional 424 enforcement hours and 212 DRE (Drug Recognition Expert) call out hours. Started up an enhanced STOP DWI accounts receivable collection effort to tackle the estimated uncollected outstanding fines totaling over $300,000. This collaborative effort includes staff from the District Attorney s Office, County Clerk s Office, Sheriff s Department and Probation. There is an estimated outstanding receivable from STOP DWI fines of $300,000. This is a State wide issue that all Counties are experiencing, primarily due to the large variety of government agencies involved in the collection process. Creation of a Facebook page to help spread awareness of the Genesee County STOP DWI Program. The page was established by an intern over the summer months. The page is an inexpensive way to promote the program. August 23 rd was STOP DWI Night at Dwyer Stadium for one of the Batavia Muckdog games. The promotion was 100% covered by the State Association. Genesee County STOP DWI had a table at the front gate, along with the Genesee County Probation Department and Youth Bureau. Police cars from the Genesee County Sheriff s Department and City of Batavia Police Department were on hand, along with Deputy Erion and his partner Destro. Throwing out the first pitch was Genesee County SADD President, Elisabeth Pike. Although not completed yet, in September of 2014 the City of Batavia will be piloting a new program with Genesee County STOP DWI, where the Program will fund a full time City Officer for the entire month at straight pay instead of the traditional overtime rate. The shift will run Tuesday through Saturday and cover either a 7pm-3am or 8pm-4am shift. Not having to pay overtime allows 50% more time spent on the road patrolling for drunk drivers. The Program is very excited about this pilot program and should get some valuable statistics from it to see if this pilot could be expanded in the future. Key 2015 Goals: Increase the number of DWI Enforcement Nights conducted by the local police agencies over the 2014 activity.

3 Key 2015 Goals (continued): Start to see results from the enhanced collection effort started in 2014 to tackle the significant amount of outstanding STOP DWI receivables. Some of these receivables date back to the 1980s and 1990s. The goal is to go town by town first, then go after the outstanding monies from County Court. Work with the Sheriff s Department, Corfu Police and State Police to hopefully arrange for some enhanced patrols around some of the Darien Lake concerts. Maximize grant funding for enhanced patrols by working with local law enforcement in a very proactive manner to get the maximum number of officers/deputies on the street during these grant funded events. Increase visibility of STOP-DWI message through local media and Facebook. Based on the success of the 2014 pilot program with the City of Batavia, there may be an opportunity to fund a larger program encompassing more months. If the statistics from the 2014 pilot are encouraging, the Program will recommend funding a summer long pilot in the City of Batavia. Increase the number of DWI arrests. While the number of arrests have steadily decreased over the years, the drunks are still out there and this program strives to fund activities that aggressively targets them. This will be done by allocating more resources to all law enforcement agencies, but allocating a greater share of resources to the agencies that produce the best results for the money spent.

4 BUDGET SUMMARY Appropriation Adopted Actual Adopted Estimated Adopted By Object Salary/Fringe 35,060 15,678 25,000 25,000 26,225 Equipment Contractual 179,940 95, , , ,034 Total Appropriation 215, , , , ,259 Revenue 215, , , , ,259 Net County Support FTE s BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS The 2015 budget is an increase of $60,259 from the 2014 budget. $17,760 of the increase is due to grant funding for enhanced enforcement initiatives. The remaining increases are partial restorations being made to previous cuts because revenues have come in over budget recently and expenses came in well under budget in 2013, causing the reserve to significantly increase. It is not the goal of the Program to build up an exorbitant reserve, rather to throw as many resources as possible to combatting drunk driving in the community. Thus, the 2015 budget has $18,500 budgeted to come directly from the STOP DWI Reserve, which will have a projected year-end balance of $184,712. Funding has been partially restored to RAP and GCASA, which had been previously eliminated in the 2013 and 2014 budgets. The 2015 recommended funding levels for these agencies is $1,000 and $2,500 respectively. The 2015 budget has funding for the first time for the Genesee County Probation Department in the amount of $6,000, which will have $3,000 to go toward overtime dedicated for DWI offender details and $3,000 for ETG testing for alcohol. ETG alcohol testing allows for officers to verify whether an offender has consumed alcohol in the past 48 hours. Overall, the 2015 budget increases enforcement by 105%, prosecution by 3%, adjudication by 35%, education is reduced by 4% (primarily due to the DARE program ending), and keeps administration flat.

5 INDICATORS Actual Estimated Estimated No. of Programs Funded Amount for Enforcement $40,484 $ 38,000 $ 98,000 No. of Enforcement Nights No. of DWI Arrests Amount for Education $ 9,646 $ 7,800 $ 9,625 No. of Students in DARE 1,450 1,450 No. of Youth involved in other Educational programs * 4,400 1,214 4,000 * Youth conferences, SADD activities, school programs.