(a) The E 9-1-1 service fee shall include charges as may be required by the service suppliers and agreed upon by Greenville County and such charges for support, planning, operation and current or future enhancements as required by the county and outlined in S.C. Code, §§ 23-47-10 through 23-47-80.
(b) The initial E 9-1-1 service fee charge, which will become effective upon adoption of this ordinance (Nov. 18, 1992), shall be $.35 per month per applicable subscriber line, for each billed line intended to have access to emergency service through the county E 9-1-1 telephone system. Subsequently, the rate of E 9-1-1 service fee charge shall be at a dollar value rate or fraction thereof, as shall be determined by the county council, not to exceed the limitations provided under S.C. Code, § 23-47-50. Said E 9-1-1 service fee rate shall include funding for only such expenses and costs as are authorized under provisions of S.C. Code, § 23-47-40(A), (B) and (D), as may be approved by the county council attendant to the normal adoption of the county’s ordinary and capital budgets. Said budget shall clearly delineate the estimated E 9-1-1 service fee revenue and the associated expense, and sources of revenue and authorized expenses from sources other than the E 9-1-1 service fee budget account and line item/object.
(c) The E 9-1-1 service fee shall be uniform and not vary according to the type of local exchange access.
(d) Coin operated telephones are toll free for 9-1-1 calls, but certain locations, such as detention centers or institutions may be denied access to 9-1-1 at the discretion of the responsible director and the E 9-1-1 coordinator. Other coin operated telephones where it can be clearly justified as not being in the public interest to continue or have access to 9-1-1 may also be denied such access.
(e) The service supplier shall remit to Greenville County E 9-1-1 service fee collections within 45 calendar days following the end of the month collection of such funds and, upon receipt of a monthly bill from the service supplier, the county will remit payment.
(f) An audit and budget reconciliation shall be conducted annually. The audit shall comply with the requirements of the S.C. Code, § 23-47-50(E).
(1976 Code, § 6-93) (Ord. 2406, § 3, passed 11-17-1992)