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Commissioner ~~~ moved
adoption of the following Resolution:
BOARD OF COUNTY CONIlVIISSIONERS
COUNTY OF EAGLE, STATE OF COLORADO
RESOLUTION N0.2003 - /d~
ESTABLISHING THE RATE OF CHARGE
FOR EMERGENCY TELEPHONE SERVICE
WHEREAS, C.R.S. 29-11-101, et seq., provides that the County may incur any
equipment, installation, .and other directly related costs far the continued operation of an
emergency telephone service, and may pay such costs by imposing an: emergency telephone
chazge for such service; and
WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 91-9; the Board of County Commissianers of Eagle
County, Colorado ("Board"), approved an intergovernmental agreement establishing the Eagle
County Emergency Telephone Service Authority, and assessing a chazge of $.55 .per month
~ ~ against each service user, excepting any state or local government entity; and
~---'~ - 1 the Board re-established the rate of char a for
WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 2002 12 , g
emergency telephone service maintaining. the charge at a $.55 per month per service customer,
excepting.. any state or local government entity rate; and
WHEREAS, C.R.S. 29-11-103(3) directs the Board to establish a rate of charge at least
once per calendar year by September 1, for the next fiscal year, and
WHEREAS, a charge of $.55 per month per service customer is well below the state
average and the. allowable collecfion rate of $.70 per month per service customer as authorized
by C.R.S. §29-11-102(2)(a); and
' WHEREAS, the Emergency Telephone Service Authority Boazd recommends that the
charge be raised to $.7U per month per service customer in order to produce sufficient revenues
to-fund the expenditures necessazy for the protection and preservation of the public health; and
WHEREAS; pursuant to the provisions of §29-11-104(4), C.R.S.; a wireless carrier or
Basic Emergency Service Provider (`BESP'~ that provides wireless Automatic Location
Identification ("ALP') o r w fireless Automatic N umber Identification ("ANP~ s ervices s hall b e
reimbursed by the Board for the costs incurred in making any equipment changes necessary for
the provisions of emergency telephone service, subject to a contract between the wireless carrier
~ and either the lJagle County Board of County Commissioners or the Eagle County Emergency
~,_ . Telephone Service Authority.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
CONIlVIISSIONERS OF THE COiJNTY OF EAGLE, STATE OF COLORADO:
THAT, the Board .finds it is appropriate to establish a charge; of $.7Q per month per
exchange- access facility or per w fireless c ommunications access a s those terms a re defined in
C.R..S. §29-11.-101(3) and (13), excepting any state or local government entity.
THAT, telephone (land line and wireless) service suppliers providing telephone service. in
Eagle County are hereby required to collect an emergency telephone charge, in accordance with
C.R.S. 29-11-I01, et seq., in the amount of Seventy Cents ($.70) per month, upon all telephone
access facilities within Eagle County (except as are already assessed a chazge for participation in
the Aspen/Pitkin County E-911). Such chazge shall not be imposed upon any state or local
governmental entity. .
THAT, notice of such charge shall be given to telephone service. suppliers by registered
mail in accordance with C.R.S. 29-11-103(3).
THAT, pursuant to the provisions of §29-I1-104(4), C.R.S., a wireless carrier or BESP
that provides wireless AI;I or wireless- ANI services .shall. be reimbursed by the Board for the
costs incurred in making any equipment changes necessary .for the ~ provisions of emergency
telephone service, subject to• a contract between the wireless carrier and either the Eagle County
Board of`County Commissioners or.the Eagle County Emergency Telephone Service. Authority.
THAT,-the Board hereby finds, determines and declares that this Resolution is necessary
for the health, safety and welfare of the citizens. of Eagle County.
MOVED, READ AND ADOPTED by the .Board of County . Co ssioners of the
Coup of Eagle, State of Colorado, at its regular- meeting held. the ns~ .day of
2003.
ATTEST:
By; ~ By:
Clerk to the B and of
County Commissioners
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EAGLE. COTJNTY, COLORADO,
by and through its
BOARD E~F CO~TNT'Y COMMISSIONERS
Chairman
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Commissioner
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Commissioner ~~ seconded adoption of the foregoing resolution. The roll
having been called; the vote was as follows:
Commissioner Michael Gallagher C~
Commissioner Tom Stone '
Commissioner Arn Menconi
This Resolutionpassed by _ vote of the Board of County Commissioners of
the County of Eagle, State of Colorado.
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