(A) The service supplier shall, on behalf of the county, collect the charges from those subscribers to whom it provides exchange telephone service in the area served by the 911 service. As part of its normal monthly billing process, the service supplier shall collect the charges for each month or part of the month an exchange access facility is in service. The service supplier will list the charge as a separate entry on each bill. If a service supplier receives a partial payment for a monthly bill from a subscriber, the service supplier shall apply the payment against the amount the subscriber owes the service supplier first.
(B) A service supplier has no obligation to take any legal action to enforce the collection of the 911 charges for which any subscriber is billed. However, a collection action may be initiated by the county and reasonable costs and attorneys’ fees associated with that collection action may be awarded to the county of as allowed by G.S. § 62A-5.
(C) The county shall remain ultimately responsible to the service supplier for all 911 installation, service, equipment, operation, and maintenance charges owed to the service supplier. Upon request by the county, the service supplier shall provide a list of amounts uncollected along with the names and addresses of telephone subscribers who have not paid the 911 charge.
(D) Any taxes due on 911 service provided by the service supplier will be billed to the county.
(Ord. passed 6-21-1993)