Submittal to the Boaro of Supervisors County of Riverside, State of California Item: 3.6

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Riverside County Board of Supervisors proactively advocate to the State of California for upgrades and backups to the 911 emergency system infrastructure, to include identifying and assigning a County employee to represent the County's interest with regular progress reports to the Board of Supervisors. Finding 1, Finding 2, Finding 4: Financial impact: minimal to moderate: December 31,2024 Response to Grand Jury #2: Recommendation has been implemented As part of the 2023-24 Legislative Platform, the Board of Supervisors identified the need to advocate for fair and equitable funding of federal and state programs, including the 91 1 and 988 systems. As noted in the report, NextGen 91 1 (NG91 1) is being rolled out nationally. The primary means for funding the transition to NGg'l 1 is through federal appropriations, and/or state and local surcharge fees. At the federal level, the County of Riverside continues to work in collaboration with the National Association of Counties to advocate for one time and ongoing funding mechanisms to support the transition to NG911. CAL OES has a quarterly State 9-1-1 Advisory Board meetings and a Long-Range Planning Committee Meeting that also addresses lhe concerns that the Grand Jury found in recommendation #2. The link to the meeting website is found below: https.//www.caloes.ca.oov/office-of-the-d irector/operations/looistics-ma naoemenUpublic- safetv-commu n ications/ca-9- 1 - 1 -e me roe ncv-co m m u nications-branch/ca-91 1 - information/ Regarding the upgrades to the 91 1 system, law enforcement agencies within Riverside County including Sheriff, Riverside and Hemet Police departments all have Communications Management representation on the Next Generation 9-1-1 (NGg1 1) Task Force. These are regional quarterly meetings held to discuss the state's progress, implementation, and deployment of NG91 1. There is an additional layer of communication from the state to each 911 center. Every 'l county in the state has at least one 91 County Coordinator that receives direct communications from the 91 1 Branch of CAL OES. This information is then pushed out to every 91 1 center within their respective counties. This weekly or bi-weekly communication includes funding notices and new contracts for training, equipment, and software related to 91 1. lncluded are 91 1 Branch notices of all public meetings.