(A) Money from the Emergency Telephone System Fund shall be used only to pay for:
(1) The lease, purchase, or maintenance of emergency telephone equipment, including necessary computer hardware, software and database provisioning, addressing, and nonrecurring costs of establishing a 911 system; and
(2) The rates associated with the service supplier’s 911 service and other service supplier recurring charges.
(B) The following expenses are not eligible for payment from the Fund:
(1) The lease or purchase of real estate;
(2) Cosmetic remodeling of emergency dispatch centers;
(3) Hiring, training, and compensating dispatchers; and
(4) The purchase of mobile communications vehicles, ambulances, fire engines, or other emergency vehicles.
(C) The county may contract with a service supplier for any term negotiated by the service supplier and may make payments from the Emergency Telephone System Fund to provide any payments required by the contract.
(Ord. passed 6-21-1993)