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File #: RES2020-14    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Resolution Status: Passed
File created: 12/8/2020 In control: City Council
On agenda: 12/21/2020 Final action: 12/21/2020
Title: Approval of Resolution 2020-14 reaffirms the necessity for the $1.50 911 charge on telephone subscribers served by the enhanced 911 system for the fiscal year.
Attachments: 1. Issue Sheet RES2020-14 for the 911 surcharge.pdf, 2. RES2020-14 911 Emergency 911 Telephone Service.pdf

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Approval of Resolution 2020-14 reaffirms the necessity for the $1.50 911 charge on telephone subscribers served by the enhanced 911 system for the fiscal year.

 

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ISSUE AND BACKGROUND: 

The City of Smyrna is operating an enhanced 911 system which facilitates the dispatching of emergency services to the residents of Smyrna; and the City has imposed and collected a monthly 911 charge of $1.50 from telephone subscribers within the area served by such system and has established a separate restricted revenue fund into which the 911 charges are deposited; and these funds alone are not sufficient to pay for the operation of the enhanced 911 system and the City must annually reaffirm the need for the $1.50 911 charge on telephone subscribers.

 

RECOMMENDATION / REQUESTED ACTION:  Staff recommends approval of Resolution 2020-14 reaffirming the necessity for the $1.50 911 charge on telephone subscribers served by the enhanced 911 system for the fiscal year.