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#21-12 - Amending Chapter 3.20 of the Valdez Municipal Code Titled Enhanced 911 Services. Second Reading. Adoption.
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SUBMITTED BY: Bart Hinkle, Police Chief / Sheri Pierce, City Clerk
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RECOMMENDATION:
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Approve Ordinance #21-12. Second Reading. Adoption.
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SUMMARY STATEMENT:
Summary:
* The City currently does not impose a 911 surcharge for wireline and wireless telephone service.
* Prior to 2017, the City received less than $20,000 annually from the 911 surcharge, which was set at $.75 per month for wirelines only (and had not been adjusted since 2005). In July, 2017 City Council elected to remove the 911 surcharge altogether.
* Since then the General Fund has fully funded 911 services.
* Annual cost for status-quo service infrastructure, excluding personnel, are $42,150. The imbalance is funded with general revenues.
o Motorola/Spillman CAD/HipLink/Spillman $35,000
o Response Group - Emergency Command $ 2,900
o WesTek/Stancil - 911 recording software $ 2,000
o Rocket Software - Blue Zone Emulator $ 400
o Pacific Applied Tech - APSIN TCP connection $ 1,850
* Upcoming replacement costs, due to lifecycle include:
o Computers/Switches $ 40,000 (2027)
o Dispatch Consoles $750,000 (2028)
o 911 phone system $200,00 (2030)
* City Administration is proposing a $2.00 per month surcharge for all wireline and wireless accounts. Surcharge revenues, estimated at $122,000, would be isolated in a dedicated reserve account.
Additional Information:
GCI lists, on their Taxes and Surcharges page (https://www.gci.com/about/taxes-surcharges), the E-911 (Enhanced 911) Emergency System Surcharge that they impose throughout other areas of the State of Alaska, as authorized in Alaska Statute 29.35.131.
Rate:
* Anchorage $2.00 per access line per month
* Bethel $2.00 per access line per month
* Delta Junction $2.00 per access line per month
* Ea...
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