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r � � <br />911 EMERGENCY SERVICE SYSTEM <br />ATTORNEY COLLINS ASKED THE BOARD FOR THEIR DIRECTION <br />REGARDING THE FINANCING FOR THE 911 EMERGENCY SERVICE SYSTEM. HE <br />CONTINUED THAT THE COUNTY COULD USE THE GENERAL FUND AS THIS SYSTEM <br />WOULD BE BENEFITING THE ENTIRE COUNTY; OR AN ASSESSMENT SYSTEM <br />COULD BE USED. ATTORNEY COLLINS COMMENTED THAT A SPECIAL TAXING <br />DISTRICT COULD BE ESTABLISHED, SIMILAR TO THE NORTH AND SOUTH COUNV <br />FIRE DISTRICTS, AND THE 911 SYSTEM COULD BE FUNDED FROM AD VALOREM <br />TAXATION WITHIN THAT RESTRICTED AREA, IF THAT WAS DONE, HE ADDED, <br />THE MUNICIPALITIES WOULD HAVE TO AGREE UNANIMOUSLY TO BE INCLUDED IN <br />THAT DISTRICT AND BE TAXED, ALSO THIS WOULD HAVE TO GO TO REFERENDUM <br />AND BE APPROVED BY A MAJORITY, THE ATTORNEY NOTED. <br />A GREAT AMOUNT OF DISCUSSION FOLLOWED REGARDING THE VARIOUS <br />ALTERNATIVES PRESENTED BY THE ATTORNEY, <br />CHAIRMAN LYONS ALSO MENTIONED THE POSSIBILITY OF FUNDING <br />THIS SYSTEM ON A PARCEL BY PARCEL BASIS. <br />COMMISSIONER WODTKE FELT THE FAIREST WAY FOR THE COST TO <br />BE SHARED WOULD BE ON A SOUTHERN BELL TYPE OF CHARGE. HE THOUGHT <br />THAT THIS COULD BE BASED UPON PHONE INSTALLATIONS GOING INTO HOMES <br />AND BUSINESSES, PLUS SOUTHERN BELL COULD PAY THEIR PROPORTIONATE SHARE <br />FOR THEIR PAY PHONES. <br />THE CHAIRMAN ADVISED THAT HE HAD COMMUNICATED WITH'THE <br />PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, WHO SETS THE RATES, AND IT APPEARED THAT <br />THEY DID NOT WANT TO GET INVOLVED; THE SAME AS SOUTHERN BELL. <br />COMMISSIONER FLETCHER COMMENTED THAT HE PERSONALLY FAVORED <br />THE REFERENDUM PROCESS. <br />WILLIAM KOOLAGE, INTERESTED CITIZEN, STRONGLY FELT THAT <br />THE FUNDS SHOULD BE TAKEN OUT OF AD VALOREM TAXES AS THIS SYSTEM WOULD <br />BE CONSIDERED AS ANOTHER FUNCTION OF THE COUNTY GOVERNMENT. <br />FINANCE DIRECTOR BARTON POINTED OUT THAT MAY 1ST WAS THE <br />DEADLINE FOR PLACING THE ORDER FOR THE CONSOLES NEEDED FOR THE 911 <br />MAR 111981 Z1 Boox 46 PAGE 21 <br />