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County launches My Alachua County app and a plain-language budget guide; fire rescue wins national reaccreditation
Summary
Communications Director Mark Sexton introduced a new mobile app 'My Alachua County' and promoted the 'Sense and Sensibility' plain-language county budget guide; Chief Theas reported Alachua County Fire Rescue received reaccreditation from the Commission on Accreditation of Ambulance Services with zero deficiencies.
At the start of the Feb. 10 meeting, Communications Director Mark Sexton presented the county’s new My Alachua County mobile app and asked residents to scan a QR code to download it. Sexton said the app provides notifications and quick access to county services and complements the Find Help resource that aggregates nonprofit and government services by ZIP code.
Sexton also introduced "Sense and Sensibility," a 40-page plain-language guide to the county budget intended to help residents understand millage, taxable value, unfunded mandates and how to influence the budget. Sexton credited staff in communications and budget with producing the guide and said it will be distributed online and via a press release.
Separately, Chief Theas of Alachua County Fire Rescue accepted the commission’s recognition that the department was reaccredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Ambulance Services after review against more than 107 standards. Chief Theas said Alachua County Fire Rescue had zero deficiencies in the review and will display a framed certificate in the department headquarters; the department will also issue commemorative challenge coins to employees.
Commissioners praised both communication initiatives and the fire-rescue accomplishment and encouraged wider public distribution of the budget guide and app.
