St. Joseph County Traffic Safety

Program

10th Annual Traffic Safety SummitLansing, MILansing, MI

March 2, 2005March 2, 2005

MISSIONA 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.

GOALS SAVE LIVES

REDUCE INJURIES

EDUCATION

ENFORCEMENT

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

COMPREHENSIVE TRAFFIC SAFETY PROGRAM

What is required What is required

Who should be involvedWho should be involved

How do you go about itHow do you go about it

WHAT IS REQUIRED

Serious Time Commitment Serious Time Commitment

Sharing Of IdeasSharing Of Ideas

Full CooperationFull Cooperation

WHO SHOULD BE INVOLVED

Law EnforcementLaw Enforcement

Criminal JusticeCriminal Justice

Traffic EngineersTraffic Engineers

Political Political RepresentationRepresentation

EducationEducation

MedicalMedical

Citizen At LargeCitizen At Large

OHSP OHSP RepresentativeRepresentative

HOW TO GO ABOUT ITHOW TO GO ABOUT IT Select Key PlayersSelect Key Players

Schedule MeetingsSchedule Meetings

Share IdeasShare Ideas

Prepare Preliminary PlanPrepare Preliminary Plan

Coordinate ActivityCoordinate Activity

COMMON QUESTIONS

Where does the funding come fromWhere does the funding come from

Who administers the programWho administers the program

What are the political implicationsWhat are the political implications

What forms are requiredWhat forms are required

FUNDING

Predetermined amount of court costs Predetermined amount of court costs directed into Traffic Safety Commission directed into Traffic Safety Commission Funding by County Board of Funding by County Board of CommissionersCommissioners

ADMINISTRATION

Traffic Safety Commission hires part-time Traffic Safety Commission hires part-time project director who oversees day to day project director who oversees day to day activitiesactivities

POLITICAL IMPLICATIONS

Considerable !!!Considerable !!!

FlexibilityFlexibility

Willingness to CooperateWillingness to Cooperate

Creating A Funding Mechanism to Support Traffic

Safety Programs

IN THE BEGINNINGTOTAL FUNDS

$0.00$0.00

REVENUEREVENUE

$5.00$5.00 REDIRECTED COURT COST ON REDIRECTED COURT COST ON EACH PAID VIOLATIONEACH PAID VIOLATION

T/S Local Gov’t

Local Ordinance Local Ordinance $3.34 $1.66$3.34 $1.66 State Law State Law $5.00 0$5.00 0

ALLOCATION OF FUNDS

55% Law Enforcement 55% Law Enforcement ActivitiesActivities

30% Education, 30% Education, Demonstration, and Demonstration, and Prevention ActivitiesPrevention Activities

15% Administrative and 15% Administrative and Operational ActivitiesOperational Activities

DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDSDISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS1998--20041998--2004

Enforcement $135,616 34%Enforcement $135,616 34%

Education $ 92,591 23%Education $ 92,591 23%

Equipment $ 84,055 21%Equipment $ 84,055 21%

Educ./ Equip. $ 56,636 14%Educ./ Equip. $ 56,636 14%

Engineering $ 21,072 6%Engineering $ 21,072 6%

Prosecutor Prosecutor $ 7,100 2% 2%

TOTAL $397,070TOTAL $397,070

MATCHING FUNDS

Enforcement & CourtEnforcement & Court 20%20%

All OthersAll Others 40%40%

2004 REVENUE$ 61,663.00

MONTHLY AVERAGE$5,138.00

St. Joseph County Comprehensive Traffic

Safety Program

ANTICIPATED ANNUAL REVENUE

$60,000

CURRENT BALANCE AS OF 1/1/05

$45,000

PROJECT DIRECTOR

Contract Employee/ Part-TimeContract Employee/ Part-Time Maximum 15 hours per week / 780 yearMaximum 15 hours per week / 780 year Annual Average Salary $5460Annual Average Salary $5460 Performs Assigned DutiesPerforms Assigned Duties Office at St. Joseph County Sheriffs Office at St. Joseph County Sheriffs

Dept. (phone, FAX, files, computer Dept. (phone, FAX, files, computer maintained by SJCCTSC)maintained by SJCCTSC)

S.J.C.C.T.S.C.Three Rivers City Commission- 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

SJCCTSP EXPENDITURESGrantGrant Project TitleProject Title Requesting Requesting

AgencyAgencyGrant TypeGrant Type AmountAmount

1 Step Sturgis PD Edu/Enf $8,533

2 Step II Sturgis PD Edu/Enf $12,883

3 RAISE St. Joseph Co SD Edu/Enf $13,337

4 ON TARGET St. Joseph Co SD Equipment $5,500

5 Stop Sticks All Police Agencies Equipment $11,973

6 TEASE Three Rivers PD Edu/Enf $2,106

7 English/Spanish

Driver’s Ed

Traffic Safety Assoc. Education $11,380

8 Prosecutor Interns

St. Joseph Co Prosecutor’s Office

Prosecution $3,000

9 Radar Unit

(50% Match)

Constantine PD Equipment $587

10 Prosecutor Interns

St. Joseph Co Prosecutor’s Office

Prosecution $2,000

11 Fatal Vision Goggle St. Joseph ISD Equipment $2,650

12 Think First Teens St. Joseph ISD Education $4,139

13 Traffic Classifier (50% Match)

Sturgis Traffic Eng. Equipment $8,872

14 Project S.L.I.C. St. Joe/Branch/

Hillsdale

Education $13,235

15 STEP III Sturgis PD Edu/Enf $17,058

16 Child Safety Seat Sturgis PD/Multi Agency

Education $1,160

17 Driver Ed. National St. Joseph ISD Education $13,500

18 Bike & Skate Safety St .Joe/Branch/

Hillsdale

Education $1,160

19 Prosecutor Intern St. Joseph Co Prosecutor’s Office

Prosecution $2,100

20 Motorcycle Safety White Pigeon High School

Equipment $10,900

21 Road Test Prep

Spanish

Traffic Safety Assoc. Education $13,235

22 Think First Teens St. Joseph Co ISD Education $3,555

23 Begin Driver Aware

TSA Rep. Education $6,944

24 STEP IV Sturgis PD Edu/Enf $16,582

25 Traffic Crash

Analysis

Sturgis PD/Multi Agency

Edu/Enf/

Engineer

$12,200

26 Wolf Pack Constantine PD Enforcement $11,049

27 Think First Teens St. Joseph Co ISD Education $3,838

28 Project S.T.E.P. Sturgis P.D. Edu/Enf $11,559

29 Keeping Selective Enf. Zone Safe

Three Rivers PD Enforcement $8,766

30 St. Joseph Co AA Conference

Sturgis Youth & Family Council

Education $15,950

31 Radar Gun Constantine

Police Dept.

Equipment $694

32 Automated ticket writing software

9 L.E. Agen.

Dist. Court

Equipment $65,300

33 Wolf Pack II Constantine

Police Dept.

Enforcement $9,287

34 Selective Enf. Zone

Safety

TRPD Enforcement $9,039

35 Alcohol Awareness Conf.

Sturgis Youth & Family

Education $15,950

36 Child Safety Seat Clinic St. Joseph Co. Sher.

Education / Equipment

$15,905

37 Project 131 St. Joseph Co. Sher.

Enforcement $10,067

MAJOR PROJECT PENDING COMPLETION

Automated Ticket Writing

FUNDING $63,500

9 POLICE AGENCIES

3B DISTRICT COURT

SINCE 1998 SJCCTSC

FUNDED GRANT PROJECTS

$397,070.00$397,070.00

4 C’s of TRAFFIC SAFETY

CCOMPREHENSIVEOMPREHENSIVE

CCREATIVEREATIVE

CCONTINUINGONTINUING

CCOOPERATIONOOPERATION

CONTACT INFORMATION

Sandra Wagner – Project Director(269) 467-7454 (269) 467-7454

Fax (269) 467-6201Fax (269) 467-6201

Deputy Eugene AlliSt Joseph County Sheriffs’ OfficeSt Joseph County Sheriffs’ Office

(269)467-9045 ext. 244(269)467-9045 ext. 244Fax (269)467-6201Fax (269)467-6201

E-Mail: allie@stjosephcountymi.orgE-Mail: allie@stjosephcountymi.org