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ORDINANCE NO. 91-6-4625
AN ORDINANCE IMPOSING A FEE TO BE PAID BY LOCAL
TELEPHONE EXCHANGE SUBSCRIBERS OF ONE DOLLAR ($1.00) PER
MONTH PER LINE, PROVIDING FOR THE MANNER OF COLLECTION OF
SUCH FEE, AND PAYMENT OF FEE BY TELEPHONE COMPANIES TO THE
PADUCAH-MCCRACKEN COUNTY EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION SERVICE
BOARD, AND REPEALING SECTIONS 2-410 THROUGH SECTION 2-420 OF
CHAPTER 2, (EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS BOARD) OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PADUCAH.
WHEREAS, KRS 65-750 allows the City of Paducah and
McCracken County to enter into an Interlocal Cooperation
Agreement for the establishment of an enhanced 911 emergency
telephone system; and
WHEREAS, KRS 65.760(2) provides for the City
and/or County to levy any special tax, license, or fee to
establish and operate and enhance 911 emergency telephone
system; and
WHEREAS, the Fiscal Court of McCracken County and
the Board of Commissioners of the City of Paducah have
established an enhanced 911 emergency telephone system,
pursuant to KRS 65.250(2)(a).
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY,
AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Funding for the enhanced 911 emergency
telephone system shall be administered by The Paducah -
McCracken County Emergency Communication Service Board
composed of a County Commissioner, a City Commissioner, an
individual appointed by the County Judge/Executive, an
individual appointed by the Mayor, and an individual
appointed jointly by the County Judge/Executive and the
Mayor.
SECTION 2. The telephone companies providing
service to subscribers in the City of Paducah shall collect
for each line within the City of Paducah the sum of one
dollar ($1.00) per month.
SECTION 3. The telephone companies shall turn
said sums over to The Paducah -McCracken County Emergency
Communication Service Board within ten (10) days after the
end of each month, who shall put said sums into an account
which shall be used only for the purchase of equipment for
the system and/or operating expenses of said system. The
monies so deposited shall not be used for any other purpose.
SECTION 4. The cost of the operation of the
enhanced 911 emergency telephone shall be apportioned among
the City of Paducah and McCracken County, Kentucky,
according to the Interlocal Cooperation Agreement.
SECTION 5. This ordinance hereby repeals Sections
2-410 through Section 2-420 of Chapter 2 of the Paducah Code
of Ordinances. In lieu thereof, this ordinance and
Ordinance No. 91-5-4613 shall control.
SECTION 6. This ordinance shall become effective
upon passage by the Board of Commissioners upon two readings
and being published in the newspaper. The fee shall be
effective beginning with the July 1, 1991, telephone company
billing cycle.
GERRY B. MONTG94ERY
Mayor
Introduced by the Board of Commissioners on
June
11,
1991
Adopted by the Board of Commissioners on
June
25,
1991
Recorded by Lenita Smith, City Clerk, on
June
25,
1991
Published by The Paducah Sun July 2, 1991
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