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ORDI NANCE N0.'22-.
SERIES OF 1995
BY AUTHORl'i·y
COUNCIL BILL NO . 63
INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL
MEMBER HABENICHT
AN Ofli>INANCE AMENDING TITLE 4 , CHAPl'ER 8, SECTION 2, PARAGRAPH
A, OF ':'rlE ENGLEWOOD MUNICIPAL CODE 1985, REDUCING THE 911
SERVICE EMERGENCY TELEPHONE CHARGE TO 28• PER MONTI' PER
EXC HAN GE ACCESS FACILITY WITHI N THE CITY OF ENGLEWOt,.
COLORADO.
WHEREAS, the City of Englewood entered into an Intergovernmental Agreement
with ell cities , towns and fir e di stricts \,\•ithin the incorporatied and unincorporated
area of Arapahoe Cou nty for creation and establishment of the E-911 Authority; and
WHEREAS, said Authority was created to facilitate the eq u ip ment a 1uisition,
maintenance and operation for the E-911 System throughout Ar-ape.hoe County ; and
WHEREAS , pursuant to the Intergovernmental Agreement, said Authority is to set
the amount of the eme rgency telephone charge to be imposed by the county, cities and
towns; and
WHEREAS, in 1989 the Authority set the emergency telephone charge at45• per
month ; an d
WHEREAS , the Authority Board, on July 21 , 1995, voted to reduce the charge to 28•
per month;
'OW , THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAI NED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO, AS FOLLOWS :
&ru2n..1. The Englewood City Council hereby amends Title 4, Chapter 8, Section
2, Paragraph A, of th e Englewood Mun i.,pa l Cod e, 1985 to read as follows :
4-8-2 : IMPOSITION OF CHARGE; LIABILITY OF USER FOR CHARGE;
COLLECTION; UNCOLLECTED AMOU NTS:
A. A fee is hereby impo sed upon all tele ph one exchange access facilities wi thi n
the City of Englewood in th e amount of.feftyf~ TWENTY-
EIGHT CENTS (28c) per month : provided , however, that no s uch, •s;~r, shall
be imposed on more than one hundred (100) exchange acces s facili•i ·• per
customer.
In troduced, read in run, and passed on first reading on the 18th day of September,
1995 .
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Publi shed as a Bill for an Ord inance on the 2111 day of September, 1995.
Read by title and pa ssed on final reading on th e 2nd day of October, 1995.
Published by titl e as Ordin an ce No.~eries of 1995 , on the 5th day of October, 1995. .
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Lo u cris hia A . Elli s , City Cle rk
I, Lo ucr ishi a A. Ell is, City Cl erk of th e Ci ty of Englewood , Colorado, hereby
ce rtify that th e above and for egoi ng is a tru e COP,t..P! th e Ord inance passed on final 'M"'' '"' O"S,;o S,< b, ,;.,, .. <n<;, ... No~ {/I&,
Loucrishia A. Ellis
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Data September 18 , 1995
INITIATED BY
Safety Services
COUNCIL COMMUNICATION
Agenda 119m
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Subject Reduct ic11 Jf E-ll11
Emergency Telephone
Surcharae
STAFF SOURCE
Deputy Director Chris Olson
~OUNCIL GOAL AND PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION
Goal : Community interaction .
Prev ious Council Action : Ir; 1989 Council approved M intergovernmental agreement
a1 :thorizing a line fee assessment of S0.45 per mon~h. per locatir,n, for the E-911 Emergency
Telephone Service Authority .
RECOMMENDED ACTION
Approval of an ordinance amending Trtle 4 , Chapter 8 , Section 2, Paragraph A of the E.M.C .
reducing the E-911 emergency telephone line charge from $0.45 to $0 .28 .
BACKGROUND, ANALYSIS, AND ALTERNATIVES IDENTIFIED
An intergovernmental agreement was approved by City Council in 1989 au1hori zing all ph one
customers within the city limits to be assessed $0.45 per line per month , up to 100 lines per
lc...:::i tion , for the Enhanced E-911 Emergency Telephone Service Authority .
Based on concerns expressed over the last two years by certain government representatives
in the euunty regarding the growing capital reserve fund, the; Au1hority Board , after ex1ensive
analys is, voted to reduce the current line charge to $0 .28 per line , per month , beginning
January 1, 1996. This charge may be modified by the board on a yearty basis, as nec;essary .
Current E-9 11 system equipment is due for replacement in 3-5 years, and based on the co•,;t
of this replacement, and the costs of additional upgrades to the entire emergency
communicat ion system in the future , current line charges vary throughou1 the state from S0 .70
to $0 .16 .
FINANCIAL IMPACT
The line ch arge is redu ::.ed from $0 .45 to $0.28 per month . Thi$ is 11 37% rate reduction , and
brings the typical yearly assessment per line down from $5 .40 to $3.:!6 .
LIST OF ATTACHMENTS
Bill for an ord in ance .
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