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r71 <br /> 11 . Bole RESOLUTION NO , 2001 - 0.80 — RE — ESTABLISHMENT OF A <br /> COUNTYWIDE " E911 " TELEPHONE FEE TO PAY FOR SYSTEM <br /> CHARGES <br /> The Board reviewed a Memorandum of August 20 , 2001 : <br /> TO: Board of County Commissioners <br /> THROUGH : James E . Chandler, County Administrator _ <br /> FROM : Nathan McCollum , Acting Director / �f�f�C _ <br /> Emergency Services <br /> DATE: August 20 , 2001 <br /> SUBJECT : Approval of Resolution Re-authorizing Imposition of E911 Fee <br /> The Florida Legislature in 1991 passed legislation amending Chapter 365 . 171 , revising <br /> provisions relating to the " 911 " fee which permits county governments to impose a fee on all <br /> residential and business telephone lines to pay for expenses associated with the operation of the <br /> E911 system with a cap of $ . 50 . <br /> The revisions approved by the legislature provide for the following actions : <br /> 1 . Deleted the requirement for annual approval of a county ' s recurring fee by the <br /> Division of Communications ; <br /> 2 . Specified that a fund be established exclusively for 911 fee revenues and <br /> expenditures ; <br /> 3 . Established that 911 funds be used only for specified purposes ; <br /> 4 . Requires an annual audit of the fund ; <br /> 5 . Provides for carry over of funds ; and <br /> 6 . Provides for expenditure of fees for certain employee positions . <br /> In FY 2000/2001 , the Indian River County Board of County Commissioners approved <br /> imposition of a $ . 50 fee per line (up to a maximum of 25 access lines per account <br /> bill <br /> rendered) per month to fund the permitted charges and expenses of the two (2) Public Safety <br /> Answering Points (PSAP) in the County . <br /> Information from BellSouth indicates that Indian River County has a total of 83 , 291 lines , <br /> which would be subject to the 911 fee with some exclusions . If the Board approves the <br /> recommended charge of $ . 50 , staff estimates it would generate approximately $499, 746 in <br /> revenue , less the I % BellSouth collection fee . The matter is now before the Board of County <br /> Commissioners for approval of the Resolution to re-authorize the E911 fee for FY 2001 /2002 <br /> at $ . 50 per line (up to a maximum of 25 access lines per account bill rendered) per month . <br /> September 4 , 2001 <br /> 63 <br /> 9 PC { <br />