[HISTORY: Adopted by the Legislature of the County of Putnam 1-2-1990
by L.L. No. 2-1990. Amendments noted where applicable.]
This chapter is being enacted pursuant to Article 6 of the County Law to enable Putnam County to establish an emergency 911 telephone system by providing for the imposition of a surcharge to finance costs associated with obtaining and maintaining the necessary telecommunication equipment.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
The area within the geographical boundaries of the County of Putnam.
The Putnam County Legislature.
As enhanced emergency telephone service which automatically connects
a person dialing the digits 911 to an established public service answering
point and which shall include, but not be limited to, selective routing, automatic
number identification and automatic location identification.
A telephone corporation which provides local exchange access service
within Putnam County.
A telephone corporation which provides local exchange access service
within Putnam County.
A.
There is hereby established and imposed a surcharge in
the amount of $0.35 per access line per month on the customers of every service
supplier within Putnam County.
B.
All service suppliers within Putnam County shall begin
to add such surcharge to the billings of its customers commencing on 90 days
from this date.
C.
All E911 service within the County of Putnam shall begin
as soon as physically possible.
D.
All service suppliers within the County of Putnam shall
be given a minimum of 45 days written notice prior to the date it shall begin
to add such charge to billings of its customers.
E.
No such surcharge shall be imposed upon more than 75
exchange access lines per customer or upon any agency or department of the
County of Putnam.
A.
Service suppliers serving the 911 service area shall
act as collection agents for Putnam County and shall remit the funds collected
as the surcharge to the Commissioner of Finance, after deduction of statutory
administrative services, every month. Such funds shall be remitted no later
than 30 days after the last business day of such period.
B.
All service suppliers shall annually provide to Putnam
County an accounting of surcharge amounts billed and collected.
All surcharge moneys remitted to Putnam County by a service supplier
shall be expended only upon authorization of the Board and only for the payment
of system costs as permitted by law. The Commissioner of Finance shall separate
and account for and keep adequate books and records of the amount and source
of all revenues and of the amount and object or purpose of all expenditures
thereof.
[Amended 5-6-1990 by L.L. No. 8-1990; 12-18-1990
by L.L. No. 3-1991]
This chapter shall take effect on January 1, 1992.
