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In FY 89-90, the Indian River County Board of County Commissioners approved imposition of the $.50 fee per line per month to fund the recurring and non-recurring charges related to operation of the two Public Safety Answering Points (PSAP) in the County. The split approved by the Florida Division of Communications and the County for the year was $.44 recurring and $.06 non-recurring. The law provides that the Florida Department of General Services, Division of Communications, must annually review support documentation contained on COM FORM X with attachments submitted by the E911 Coordinator. The necessary documentation has been submitted to the Division of Communications for FY 90-91 and approval was received in the form of a letter dated August 3, 1990, for a $.48 fee on telephone access lines with a split of $.44 for recurring cost and $.04 for non-recurring costs. The matter is now before the Board of County Commissioners for approval of the Resolution required to impose the E911 fee for FY 90-91. ALTERNATIVES AND ANALYSIS: It is estimated that $330,500 will be generated by the $.48 E911 surcharge. It is anticipated that $251,000 will be utilized for recurring costs and $29,500 for non-recurring expenses with a contingency of $50,000. As stated above, approval has been received from the Division of Communications to levy the fee for the next fiscal year. If approved by the Board of County Commissioners, the Resolution will be forwarded to Southern Bell Telephone Company so that the fee will be implemented effective October 1, 1990. The surcharge is a small fee to pay for the level of service provided to the populace wherein each citizen is assured of a timely response protecting life and property on a twenty-four hour basis. For the twelve month period, the cost for the average resident with one phone line is $5.76. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the Resolution imposing the recurring and non-recurring E911 system surcharge with a $.48 fee for the next fiscal year with a split of $.44 for recurring expenses and $.04 for non-recurring expenses. ON MOTION by Commissioner Scurlock, SECONDED by Commissioner Wheeler, the Board unanimously approved staff's recommendation and adopted Resolution 90-94, providing for the establishment of a county -wide "E911" telephone fee to pay for recurring and non-recurring charges, etc. 37 A U c 91 1990 ?I j 0 r ,J: p� i