ADOPTED - JANUARY 22, 2008
Agenda Item No. 26
Introduced by the Law Enforcement and Finance Committees of the:
INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
RESOLUTION TO ADOPT A MONTHLY 911 SURCHARGE WITHIN INGHAM COUNTY
RESOLUTION #08-018
WHEREAS, under the Emergency 911 Service Enabling Act (P.A. 32 of 1986 as amended) the Ingham County Board of Commissioners approved the final 911 service plan on December 15, 1987 and amended the service plan on October 22, 1996 and August 28, 2001 to benefit the citizens of Ingham County by providing a uniform and well known emergency telephone number; and
WHEREAS, the Ingham County Board of Commissioners continues to believe that 911 service will benefit the citizens of Ingham County; and
WHEREAS, the State of Michigan enacted Public Act: 164 of 2007 to further support 911 service in Michigan; and
WHEREAS, Public Act 164 of 2007 allows for the creation of a county-based surcharge on all communication service providers that can access 911 and provides for the collection, disbursement, use, and audit of said funds; and
WHEREAS, Ingham County has deemed that a monthly county-based surcharge of 31 cents placed on all communications service providers beginning July 1, 2008 as allowed under Public Act 164 of 2007 is necessary to defray the costs of being ready to process and of actually processing 911 calls placed within Ingham County; and
WHEREAS, Public Act 164 of 2007 states that an estimated amount of anticipated annual revenue must be included within the resolution creating the monthly county-based 911 surcharge and projections by the county estimate that amount of anticipated annual revenue to be $835,278 (the anticipated amount to be collected in calendar year 2008 under this surcharge is $417,639); and
WHEREAS, Public Act 164 expires February 28, 2009, the monthly county-based surcharge will remain in effect until that time, or is otherwise changed by law; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Act 164, the Ingham County Board of Commissioners has modified the 911 plan on January 22, 2008, to reflect the changes in the 911 surcharges collected by Ingham County.
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, the Ingham County Board of Commissioners hereby adopts the county-based 911 surcharge of $0.31, on communications devices as permitted under P.A. 164 of 2007.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board Chairperson is authorized to sign any required documents.
LAW ENFORCEMENT: Yeas: Holman, Copedge, Celentino, De Leon, Tennis, Schafer
Nays: None Absent: None Approved 1/10/08
FINANCE: Yeas: Grebner, Hertel, Weatherwax-Grant, Celentino, Schor
Nays: None Absent: Dougan Approved 1/16/08