FY 2026 Adopted Budget - Flipbook - Page 55
¾ Police Department:
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Purchase hybrid police vehicles:
53% higher fuel efficiency
Hybrid system warranted eight years/80,000 miles
x
Purchase five new vehicles a year, 7-year rotation of the fleet
x
Build a new police department or public safety complex
Meet or exceed current building codes and standards
Energy efficient, possibly solar powered
Design for the future for at least 50 years
Intent to use as the City’s Emergency Operations Center
Fire Department
x
Purchase NFPA compliant fire apparatus
x
Purchase an additional fire pumper to maintain a 5-year replacement plan
x
Build time for fire apparatus is about 4 years which requires advanced planning for the
ordering of units
x
Maintain ISO points by maintaining sufficient fire apparatus to cover when front line units
are unavailable due to servicing
x
Update rescue equipment to keep up with NFPA standards and requirements
x
To build a third fire station
x
The building would have an emergency operations center and room for administration
x
Currently there is a budget line item for the project slated in the FY 2027/28 budget
2. Maximize the effective use of technology.
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Allocate annual funding for the IT computer replacement program.
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Keep the Disaster Recovery Program (DRP) updated to quickly respond to unplanned
incidents such as natural disasters, power outages, cyber-attacks, and other disruptive
events.
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Conduct frequent penetration testing.
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Implement Edmunds Viewpoint dashboard for Finance, Utility, and Municipal transparency
and reporting. This will allow the creation of automatic graphs and charts for financial
planning and reporting as well as on the City website.
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Public Works has acquired new scanning and printing equipment allowing them to print
various size signs, banners, and blueprints for other City departments.
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Online Recreation software to allow online registrations for Parks programs, rentals booking,
and online payments has been implemented.
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The Public Library will continue to partner with Lake County for internet access and mobile
printing for the public, offer 3-D printing capabilities, and online early literacy stations. The
Library has an Artificial Intelligence station as well as a coloring table.
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The Fire Department will continue to pursue and enhance coordination of Fire Services with
Mt. Dora, Tavares, and Lake County, complete via Auto-Aid.
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The Fire Department plans to enhance fire services by increasing the ability to service the
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