(A) For the purposes of this Chapter, a 911 service fee shall be defined as an annual fee of $70 imposed upon each occupied individual residential unit and each occupied individual commercial unit located upon each parcel of real property located within the County of Campbell, as determined from the records of the Campbell County Property Valuation Administrator’s Office. A residential unit shall be defined as a principal residential space occupied or designed for occupancy for residential purposes. A commercial unit shall be defined as a principal non-residential building space of any size occupied or designed for occupancy by an individual non-residential business or public or private enterprise. A unit occupied as of November 1 shall be deemed occupied. A unit not occupied as of November 1 shall be deemed not occupied and shall not be subject to the 911 service fee.
(B) The 911 service fees collected shall be used for the delivery of Enhanced 911 emergency telephone service, as provided for by KRS 65.760.
(C) The 911 service fee shall be placed upon the Campbell County ad valorem property tax bills prepared by the Campbell County Clerk, pursuant to KRS 133.220(2) for the
beginning January 1, 2013 and continuing every
thereafter.
(D) For the
beginning January 1, 2013 only, owners of all occupied rental units shall be eligible to claim a credit of $22.50 per unit against the annual fee due. This credit, which is the equivalent a 6-months share of the fee, is granted to allow owners of rental property additional time to fully recover the amount of the fee from tenants. In subsequent
, the full amount of the annual 91 1 service fee shall be paid for all occupied units.
(E) The Fiscal Court shall by resolution appoint an Appeals Board to consider and resolve any claims of incorrect determination of occupied individual residential units or occupied individual commercial units.
(F) All 911 service fees shall be collected by the Campbell County Sheriff and transferred to the Campbell County Consolidated Dispatch Center on a timely basis, as determined by the Judge/Executive pursuant to Executive Order. The County Clerk and Sheriff shall be entitled to a reasonable fee to defray the actual costs of collection and disbursement of 911 service fees.
(G) The failure of any real property owner to pay the 911 service fee as set forth in this Chapter shall be punishable as a Class A misdemeanor.
(Ord. O-04-13, passed 8-7-13; Am. Ord. O-06-17, passed 5-3-17)