(A) The members of the 9-1-1 Board shall exercise those powers and duties defined by ordinance of the county and as provided by the Emergency Telephone System Act of the State Compiled Statutes, being 50 ILCS 750/; the powers and duties shall include but not be limited to the following:
(1) Planning a 9-1-1 system;
(2) Coordinating and supervising the implementation, upgrading, or maintenance of the system, including the establishment of equipment specifications and coding systems;
(3) Receiving monies from the surcharge, and from any other source, for deposit into the Emergency Telephone System Fund;
(4) Authorizing all disbursements from the Fund; and
(5) Hiring any staff necessary for the implementation or upgrade of the system.
(B) All monies received by the 9-1-1 Board pursuant to a surcharge shall be deposited into a separate, interest-bearing Emergency Telephone System Fund account. The County Treasurer shall be custodian of the Fund. All interest accruing on the Fund shall remain in the Fund. No expenditures may be made from the Fund except upon the direction of the 9-1-1 Board by resolution passed by a majority of all members of the 9-1-1 Board. Expenditures may be made only to pay for the costs associated with the following:
(1) The design of the emergency telephone system;
(2) The coding of an initial Master Street Address Guide database, and update and maintenance thereof;
(3) The repayment of any monies 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;
(6) The acquisition and installation, or the reimbursement of costs therefor to other governmental bodies that have incurred those costs, of road or street signs that are essential to the implementation of the emergency telephone system and that are not duplicative of signs that are the responsibility of the jurisdiction charged with maintaining road and street signs; and
(7) Other products and services necessary for the implementation, upgrade, and maintenance of the system and any other purpose related to the operation of the system, including costs attributable directly to the construction, leasing, or maintenance of any buildings or facilities or costs of personnel attributable directly to the operation of the system. Costs attributable directly to the operation of an emergency telephone system do not include the costs of public safety agency personnel who are and equipment that is dispatched in response to an emergency call.
(C) The 9-1-1 Board shall complete the database before implementation of the 9-1-1 system. The error ratio of the data base shall not at any time exceed 1% of the total data base.
(Ord. O-38-11-96, passed 11-14-1996)