(a) Pursuant to KRS 65.760(3) there is hereby established a special "911" emergency telephone service funding fee of two dollars and ten cents ($2.10) per month to be collected from each telephone subscriber located in Fayette County, Kentucky, and served by the 911 emergency telephone service. The fee shall be assessed on an individual exchange line basis limited to a maximum of twenty-five (25) exchange lines per account. This fee shall automatically increase by four and one-half percent (4.5%) per annum, effective every July 1, commencing July 1, 2009. The mayor shall have the authority to sign any agreements and memorandum of understanding with the billing or collection entities as necessary to effectuate the intent of this section.
(b) The fee established in this section shall be deposited into a special account and shall be used solely for the establishment, operation and maintenance of the 911 emergency communication system; this includes expenditures to train communications personnel and to inform the public of the availability and proper use of the 911 service.
(c) The 911 emergency communication system shall be operated by the department of public safety of the urban county government.
(Ord. No. 57-95, § 1, 3-23-95; Ord. No. 12-99, § 1, 1-28-99; Ord. No. 170-2003, § 1, 7-1-03; Ord. No. 128-2008, § 1, 6-12-08)