HomeMy WebLinkAbout1988-OR-24 ORDINANCE NO. 88-OR-~
ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING E-911 SERVICE FOR THE CITIZENS
WITHIN THE CORPORATE BOUNDARIES OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSONVILLE
WHEREAS, the Indiana Legislature has adopted Public Law
91-1988, which legislation makes it possible for legislative
bodies of cities to adopt E-911 service for its citizens, and
to have individual user surcharges applied in order to defray
the expense of such service; and
WHEREAS, the Common Council of the City of jeffersonville
has previously petitioned the County Council of Clark County,
Indiana, to establish this service county-wide pursuant to the
existing legislation; and
WHEREAS, the County Council of Clark County, Indiana, at
its regular meeting on June 9, 1988, declined to provide such
service county-wide and as necessary information has not been
compiled for county users.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Common Council of
the City of jeffersonville that in accordance with I.C. 36-8-16
et seq., an emergency telephone system fee may be established
to provide the funding for an ,,Enhanced Emergency Telephone
System" which utilizes the three digit number 911 to send
automatic number and location identification to reporting
police, fire, medical or other emergency situations.
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED as follows:
collected
purchase,
A monthly fee per telephone access line will be
by the service supplier to pay for the lease,
or maintenance of Enhanced Emergency Telephone
equipment,
including necessary computer hardware, software, and
provisioning; and the rates associated with the
monthly system cost by the total number
subscribers in the service area to be covered.
2. Each service supplier that collects the Enhanced
Emergency Telephone System fee on behalf of the City is
entitled to a three percent (3%) administrative fee as
of telephone
data base
service suppliers' Enhanced Emergency Telephone System Network
Services. The fee will be determined by dividing the total
compensation for collecting the fees. The remaining amount of
the fee collected during the calendar quarter shall be remitted
to the office of the Clerk-Treasurer of the City of
jeffersonville within ten (10) days after the last day of the
quarter. At the same time the collected fees are remitted, the
service supplier shall provide a fee collection report to the
office of the Clerk-Treasurer of the City of jeffersonville on
a form provided by such office.
3. The Clerk-Treasurer shall deposit the remitted fees
in a separate fund known as the jeffersonville Emergency
Telephone System Fund. The Clerk-Treasurer may invest money in
the fund in the same manner that other moneys are invested with
the interest earned from such investment to be deposited in
that fund.
4. During January of each year,
required to collect the fee for
delinquent fee
list the
service supplier that is
the City shall provide a
report to the Clerk-Treasurer- Reports shall
name, address, and amount due for each service user
who is two (2) or months delinquent in paying the fee.
5. Be it further ordained that this ordinance shall be
in force and effect on the first day of the second month after
its passage by the common council of the City of jeffersonville
and approval by the Mayor.
Passed and adopted by the Common Council of the City of
jeffersonville, Clark County, Indiana, on the /~ _ day of
1988.
ATTEST:
~. RICHARD SPEN~ER,
CLERK-TREASURER
Presented by me
city of
1988.
This
as Clerk-Treasurer to the Mayor of said
jeffersonville this __,/~_ day of __~/~ -'
~ ~ICHARD SPENCER, JRY./
CLERK-TREASURER~
approved and signed by me this j~
day of
ordinance
1988.
~AYOR DALE L. OREM