(A) There is hereby established enhanced 9-1-1 emergency telephone service within the county, including the City of Whitesville, and outside the emergency phone service area of the City of Owensboro, which will continue to provide the user of the public telephone system therein the ability to reach local emergency agencies on a 24-hour basis, by dialing the digits 9-1-1.
(B) Pursuant to KRS 65.755, every telephone company within the commonwealth shall reserve the initial digits 9-1-1 for use as an emergency telephone number. BellSouth Telecommunications shall assign this number within an exchange only to the county, within its jurisdictional boundary.
(C) The County Judge/Executive, on behalf of the county, is authorized and directed to execute a letter of intent, lease, and agreement providing for the implementation, maintenance, and funding of enhanced 9-1-1 emergency telephone service for the benefit of the citizens of the county, which documents and agreements are attached to the ordinance codified herein and incorporated herein by reference.
(D) There is hereby established a 9-1-1 fee of $1.25 per month for each exchange telephone subscriber which is levied as a special tax, license, or fee, and shall be collected from each local exchange telephone subscriber in the area to be served 9-1-1 service set out in division (A) above on an individual exchange-line basis limited to a maximum of 25 exchange lines per account. This fee shall commence immediately upon the effective date of this section and shall be collected each month thereafter as established in this section. All revenues from this tax or fee expressly levied to fund 9-1-1 emergency services shall be expended solely for this purpose. BellSouth Telecommunications shall collect the 9-1-1 monthly fee from the telephone subscribers and remit said fee to the county according to the terms of the agreement.
(E) (1) The 9-1-1 Advisory Board established by Ordinance 350.1 and amended by Ordinance 350.2 is hereby approved, and shall be comprised of the following individuals: county representative/Chairperson appointed by the County Judge/Executive; city representative appointed by the Mayor of the City of Owensboro; Whitesville representative appointed by the Mayor of the City of Whitesville; County Sheriff; Owensboro Police Chief; representative from the Commonwealth Police; representative from Owensboro Mercy Health System; County Fire Chief; Owensboro Fire Chief; County Coroner; representative from the Commonwealth Attorney’s Office; representative from the County Attorney’s Office; and a citizen knowledgeable of communication systems appointed by the County Judge/Executive.
(2) Said Board shall meet quarterly and the Chairperson may call special meetings upon written notice delivered to the members at least seven days prior to any special meeting.
(3) Said Board shall continuously monitor the procedures established for the operation of the 9-1-1 system and make recommendations to the County Fiscal Court for effective implementation of the emergency telephone service.
(4) Appointed representatives shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority.
(F) This section becomes effective immediately upon passage and publication.
(Ord. KOC 350.3 (97), passed 7-9-1997)