Columbus, Georgia

A RESOLUTION

No. _____________







WHEREAS, the General Assembly of the State of Georgia through the passage of

House Bill 1422 signed by the Governor and placed in effect on March 20, 1990

authorized local governments to modify 911 charges up to a maximum of $1.50 per

billable telephone per month; and,



WHEREAS, a general vote or public hearing is not required for a modification of

the charge. All governments operating a 911 system prior to March 7, 1988 are

exempt from these requirements; and,



WHEREAS, Part 4 of Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 46 of the Official Code of

Georgia Annotated, as amended by Act No. 881, Georgia Laws 1998, authorizes

local governments to impose a wireless enhanced 911 charge upon each wireless

telecommunications connection subscribed to by subscribers whose billing

address is within the jurisdiction of the local government; and,



WHEREAS, the Council of Columbus, Georgia adopted Resolution No. 402-98,

effective November 12, 1998, imposing a monthly wireless enhanced 911 charge of

$1.00 upon each wireless telecommunications connection subscribed to by

telephone subscribers whose billing address is within the jurisdiction of the

Columbus Consolidated Government; and,



WHEREAS, the Council of Columbus, Georgia is required to pass a resolution on

an annual basis determining and authorizing a monthly 911 and wireless enhanced

911 charge; and,



WHEREAS, O.C.G.A. ?46-5-134 requires that charges collected be deposited in a

restricted revenue fund known as the Emergency Telephone Fund; and,



WHEREAS, the 911 funds may be expended for the lease, purchase or maintenance

of telephone equipment, cost associated with the 911 service supplier to

include recurring charges, salaries for 911 personnel, office supplies for

public safety answering points, and the cost of leasing or purchasing a

building used as a public safety answering point; and,



WHEREAS, the enhanced wireless 911 funds may be used to pay the nonrecurring

and recurring installation, maintenance, service, and network charges of a

wireless service supplier which are associated with providing automatic number

identification of a wireless telecommunications connection and the location of

the base station or cell site which receives a ?911? call from a wireless

telecommunications connection. Thirty cents of the enhanced wireless 911charge

shall be deposited in a restricted reserve account of the Emergency Telephone

phone designated as the Wireless Phase II Reserve Account to pay the

nonrecurring and recurring installation, maintenance, service, and network

charges of a wireless service supplier which are associated with providing

automatic number identification and automatic location identification of a

wireless telecommunications connection; and,



WHEREAS, each service supplier collecting 911 charges on behalf of the local

government is entitled to retain an administrative fee equal to 3% of the gross

911 charge receipts. The remaining funds will be due quarterly to the local

government; and,



WHEREAS, the 911 charge may be reduced at any time by resolution and must be

reduced if accumulated revenue exceed by one and one-half the unexpended funds

in the preceding fiscal year. This reduction must be in an amount that will

avert the accumulation of funds which exceed one and one-half of the unexpended

funds in the preceding fiscal year.



NOW, THEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF COLUMBUS, GEORGIA HEREBY RESOLVES:



Under the authority of O.C.G.A. ?46-5-134 the 911 charge for Columbus, Georgia

will remain at $1.50 per billable telephone for another year and the enhanced

wireless 911 charge for Columbus, Georgia will remain at $1.00 per billable

wireless communication. An Emergency Telephone Fund has been established for

911 charges.



Introduced at a regular meeting of the Council of Columbus, Georgia, held on

the _____ day of June, 2005, and adopted at said meeting by the affirmative

vote of _________ members of said council.



Councilor Allen voting __________.





Councilor Henderson voting __________.

Councilor Hunter voting __________.

Councilor McDaniel voting __________.

Councilor Turner Pugh voting __________.

Councilor Rodgers voting __________.

Councilor Suber voting __________.

Councilor Woodson voting __________.





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Tiny Washington, Clerk of Council Robert S. Poydasheff, Mayor