(A) A surcharge in the amount of $2 per month shall be levied on each local access line and each wireless telephone number that is billed or sold to a customer with an address within the city.
(B) The Finance Director shall annually review this surcharge to determine whether the level of surcharge is adequate, excessive or insufficient to meet the anticipated enhanced 911 system needs.
(C) A wireline telephone or wireless telephone customer may not be subject to more than one 911 surcharge per local exchange access line and wireless telephone. A customer that has more than 100 wireline access lines from a wireline telephone company in the city is liable for the 911 surcharge only on 100 wireline access lines.
(D) The local exchange telephone company and the wireless telephone company, shall bill and collect the 911 surcharge. The 911 surcharge billed shall be accounted for separately from other charges.
(E) The local exchange telephone company and the wireless telephone company shall remit that portion of the surcharge receipts allocable to the city no later than 60 days after the end of the month in which the amount was collected. From each remittance made in a timely manner, the company is entitled to deduct the greater of 1% of the amount collected or a total of $150 per month as the cost of administration for collecting the 911 surcharge. In addition, a wireless telephone company is entitled to full recovery of the recurring and nonrecurring costs associated with implementation and operation of Phase IE911 service as allowed under Federal Communications Commission proceedings entitled "Revision of the Commission's Rules to Ensure Compatibility with Enhanced 9-1-1 Emergency Calling Systems" (CC Docket No. 94-102; RM-8143). The local exchange telephone company and the wireless telephone company shall annually furnish a complete list of amounts due for nonpayment of surcharges, together with the names and addresses of those customers who carry a balance of what can be determined by the company to be for nonpayment of the surcharge.
(F) The city may, at its own expense, require an annual audit of a telephone company's books and records concerning collection and remittance of the surcharge.
(G) A wireline or wireless telephone customer is liable for payment of the enhanced 911 surcharge in the amounts billed by the telephone company until the amounts have been paid to the telephone company. A local exchange telephone company or wireless telephone company is not obligated to take legal action to enforce collection of the 911 surcharge. However, if a company is attempting to collect an unpaid debt from a customer, the company shall also attempt to collect any unpaid 911 surcharge that the customer owes. If a customer pays a portion of a bill that includes a 911 surcharge, the amount paid shall be prorated between the company and the 911 surcharge.
(Ord. 2021-06, passed 7-1-21)