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E-911 EMERGENCY TELEPHONE SERVICE THE BOARD DISCUSSED THE LETTER OF AGREEMENT WITH SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH COMPANY REQUESTING THE E-911 EMERGENCY TELEPHONE SERVICE. MOTION WAS MADE BY COMMISSIONER LYONS, SECONDED BY COMMIS- SIONER DEESON, THAT THE CHAIRMAN BE AUTHORIZED TO SIGN THE LETTER OF AGREEMENT WITH SOUTHERN BELL FOR THE E-911 EMERGENCY TELEPHONE SERVICE. BEVERLY J. HALL, ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE WITH SOUTHERN BELL, APPROACHED THE BOARD AND EXPLAINED SEVERAL POINTS IN THE LETTER OF AGREEMENT. SHE CONTINUED THAT ONCE THE LETTER IS SIGNED BY THE CHAIRMAN, THEY ESTABLISH A 911 COMMITTEE, GET A LIST OF ALL THE STREETS IN INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, AND MOVE FORWARD TO CREATE A DATA BASE, MS. HALL ADVISED THAT THERE IS A COMMITMENT ON BOTH SIDES THEY ESTABLISH THE COMMITTEE, AND THE BOARD ASSIGNS SOMEONE TO WORK WITH THEM. COMMISSIONER LOY ASKED WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IMMEDIATELY IF THE LETTER WAS SIGNED TODAY. MS. HALL ADVISED THAT SINCE THERE IS A 30 DAY CANCELLATION CLAUSE, SOUTHERN BELL WOULD START FROM THAT DATE FORWARD, AND WITHIN 45 DAYS WOULD START ESTABLISHING A COMMITTEE. COMMISSIONER LOY ASKED IF THE ESTABLISHMENT FEE IS A ONE TIME FEE, AND MS. HALL RESPONDED AFFIRMATIVELY. MS. HALL ADVISED THAT THE COUNTY HAS COMPLETE CONTROL FOR ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS THEY WISH TO MAKE IN THE SYSTEM. SHE FELT THERE WILL BE GREAT CITIZEN PARTICIPATION IN THIS COUNTY BECAUSE OF THE MANY VOLUNTEERS. COMMISSIONER LOY ASKED THE ATTORNEY IF HE HAD ANY INFORMATION AS TO THE POSSIBILITY OF FUNDING THIS OTHER THAN BY AD VALOREM TAXES. ATTORNEY COLLINS ADVISED THAT THEY ARE COORDINATING THEIR EFFORTS WITH BREVARD COUNTY IN REGARDS TO THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION BUT THERE IS NO IMMEDIATE ALTERNATE AVAILABLE AT THIS POINT. HE STATED THAT ATTORNEY SOVIERO HAS TALKED TO THE COUNTY ATTORNEY IN SEP 101980 74 Boaz 44 PAGE 510