There is hereby established the emergency telephone system fund. The city treasurer, ex officio, shall be custodian and treasurer of the fund. The city treasurer shall maintain books and accounts concerning the fund in the manner prescribed by the board. The city treasurer shall be liable on his official bond for the proper performance of his duties relating to the fund.
All interest accruing on the fund shall remain in the fund. No expenditures may be made from the fund except upon the direction of the board by resolution passed by three members of the board. Expenditures from the fund shall be made only to pay for the costs associated with the following:
(1) The design of the emergency telephone system;
(2) The coding of an initial master street address guide data base, and update and maintenance thereof;
(3) The repayment of the monies advanced for the implementation of the system;
(4) The charges for automatic number identification and automatic location identification equipment, a computer aided dispatch system that records, maintains, and integrates information, mobile data transmitters equipped with automatic vehicle locators, and maintenance, replacement and update thereof to increase operational efficiency and improve the provision of emergency services;
(5) The nonrecurring charges related to installation of the emergency telephone system and the ongoing network charges;
(6) The initial acquisition and installation, or the reimbursement of costs therefore to other governmental bodies that have incurred those costs, of road or street signs that are essential to the implementation of the emergency telephone system and that are not duplicative of signs that are the responsibility of the jurisdiction charged with maintaining road and street signs. Funds may not be used for ongoing expenses associated with road or street sign maintenance and replacement;
(7) Other products and services necessary for the implementation, upgrade and maintenance of the system and any other purpose related to the operation of the system, including costs attributable directly to the construction, leasing or maintenance of any buildings or facilities or costs of personnel attributable directly to the operation of the system. Costs attributable directly to the operation of an emergency telephone system do not include the costs of public safety agency personnel who are, and equipment that is, dispatched in response to an emergency call;
(8) The defraying of expenses incurred to implement Next Generation 9-1-1, subject to the conditions set for in the Act;
(9) The implementation of a computer aided dispatch system or hosted supplemental 9-1-1 services;
(10) The design, implementation, operation, maintenance, or upgrade of wireless 9-1-1, E9-1-1, or NG9-1-1 emergency services and public safety answering points;
(11) Any anti-terrorism or emergency preparedness measures, including, but not limited to, preparedness planning, providing local matching funds for federal or state grants, personnel training, and specialized equipment, including surveillance cameras, as needed to deal with natural and terrorist-inspired emergency situations or events;
(12) Any other purposes that may be authorized by State law.
(Prior code § 189.1-16; Added Coun. J. 12-6-89, p. 9623; Amend Coun. J. 9-10-97, p. 51631; Amend Coun. J. 11-21-17, p. 61858, Art. III, § 1)