A. The Board creates a Special Revenue Fund for the deposit of any money collected pursuant to Nevada Revised Statutes 244A.7643. The money in the fund must be used only for the following purposes:
1. To enhance the telephone system for reporting an emergency so that the number and address from which a call received by the system is made may be determined, including only:
a. Paying recurring and nonrecurring charges for telecommunication services necessary for the operation of the enhanced telephone system;
b. Paying costs for personnel and training associated with the routine maintenance and updating of the database for the system;
c. Purchasing, leasing or renting the equipment and software necessary to operate the enhanced telephone system; and
d. Paying costs associated with any maintenance, upgrade and replacement of equipment and software necessary for the operation of the enhanced telephone system.
2. To improve the telephone system for reporting emergencies in Mineral County.
3. To purchase and maintain for law enforcement personal event recording devices and vehicular event recording devices, paying costs associated with the acquisition, maintenance, storage of data, upgrade and replacement of equipment and software necessary for the operation of portable event recording devices and vehicular event recording devices or systems that consist of both portable event recording devices and vehicular event recording devices.
B. If the balance in the fund created pursuant to subsection A of this section which has not been committed for expenditure exceeds five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000.00) at the end of any fiscal year, the Board must reduce the amount of the surcharge imposed during the next fiscal year by the amount necessary to ensure that the unencumbered balance in the fund at the end of the next fiscal year does not exceed five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000.00). (Ord. 245A, 2017)