(A) An Emergency Telephone System Board is hereby established that shall consist of the Mayor, all sitting aldermen, the Police Chief, Police Deputy of Administration and Fire Chief. Members of the Board shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for their actual and necessary expenses.
(B) The powers and duties of the Board shall include, but need not be limited to the following:
(1) Planning a 911 system;
(2) Coordinating and supervising the implementation, upgrading or maintenance of the system, including the establishment of equipment specifications and coding systems;
(3) Receiving moneys from the surcharge imposed under this subchapter and from any other source, for deposit into the emergency telephone system account;
(4) Authorizing all disbursements from the account; and
(5) Hiring, on a temporary basis, any staff necessary for the implementation or upgrade of the system.
(C) All moneys received by the Board pursuant to a surcharge imposed shall be deposited into an emergency telephone system account. All interest accruing in the account shall be credited to such account. No expenditures may be made from such account except upon the direction of the Board by resolution passed by a majority of all members of the Board. Expenditures may be made only to pay for the costs associated with the following:
(1) The design of the emergency telephone system to include the CAD (Computer Aided Dispatch) system;
(2) The coding of an initial master street address guide database, and update and maintenance thereof;
(3) The repayment of any moneys advanced for the implementation of the system;
(4) The charges for automatic number identification and automatic location identification equipment, and maintenance, replacement and update thereof;
(5) The non-recurring charges related to installation of the emergency telephone system and the ongoing network charges; and
(6) Other products and services necessary for the implementation, upgrade, and maintenance of the ETS and CAD systems. Such costs may include expenses relating to personnel, equipment or facilities associated with the answering, dispatching and responding to calls for emergency service.
(Ord. 2009-05, passed 1-20-2009; Ord. 2013-06, passed 1-22-2013)