The Administration Division, which is commanded by Administrative Manager Sharon Wright, is responsible for most of the agency's fiscal and budgetary concerns. In addition to handling the budget the Administration Division coordinates purchasing, grants, equipment, building maintenance and the maintenance of the agency's vehicles.

Grants

The Fort Myers Police Department aggressively seeks grant funding to help supplement tax dollars. Grant Coordinator April Bodemann has obtained nearly $15 million in grants since 1994. The agency received about $2.6 million in grant funding in 2003.

Much of the emphasis in seeking grant funding in 2003 focused on adding officers and equipment to allow effective patrolling of the city neighborhoods recently annexed into the City of Fort Myers. Residents voted to annex three city neighborhoods and police services are being phased in over three years. One federal grant is providing 10 new officers. A second federal grant is providing equipment and training.

Funding from the federal Project Safe Neighborhood and Weed and Seed programs allowed the agency to more effectively target firearms and drug related crimes.

Grant funding also enabled the Fort Myers Police Department to continue several successful programs, such as Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE), Police Athletic League (PAL) and the School Resource Officer programs.

Fleet & Bulding Maintenance

Four employees are responsible for maintaining both the agency's fleet of vehicles and buildings.

Each year the agency is able to improve its fleet of vehicles by adding new cars and replacing old vehicles. The agency utilizes a number of different types of vehicles, including marked patrol cars, unmarked cars and specialty vehicles. In addition, the agency has saved taxpayers about $500,000 by obtaining vehicles and equipment through a military surplus program.

In addition to the agency's main police headquarters in downtown Fort Myers, the department utilizes several additional buildings. These buildings serve as substations throughout the city for officers to use for writing reports or meeting with the public.