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ORDINANCE NO. 2650
AN ORDINANCE TO RAISE THE 9-1-1 EMERGENCY TELEPHONE
SYSTEM SURCHARGE FROM $.30 TO $.75 PER MONTH FOR EACH
NETWORK CONNECTION
WHEREAS, the State of Illinois has enacted into law, the
Emergency Telephone System Act (50 ILCS 750/1 et seq. Illinois
Comiplied Statutes) hereinafter called the "Act"; and
WHEREAS, the Act enabled municipalities to impose a surcharge on
telecommunications carriers at a rate per network connection in order
to implement and/or upgrade and maintain a 9-1-1 Emergency Telephone
System; and
WHEREAS, 50 ILLS 750/15.3 of the Tllinois Complied Statutes.
authorizes the telecommunications carriers to recover the surcharge
which includes a three percent (3%) accounting charge from its
subscribers residing within the corporate limits of the municipality
imposing the surcharge; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to an ordinance enacted by the Village of Elk
Grove Village President and Board of Trustees on January 24, 1989,
calling for a referendum to seek approval of the imposition of a
surcharge not to exceed $.75 per network connection to pay for a
9-1-1 Emergency System; and
WHEREAS, said referendum was approved in an election held on
April 4, 1989, and the $.75 surcharge was subsequently imposed on
telecommunications network connections within the Village; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Northwest Central 9-1-1
System previously determined that a lower surcharge was sufficient to
cover the on-going costs of operations and maintenance of the
Enhanced 9-1-1 Telephone System; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to an ordinance enacted by the Village of Elk
Grove Village President and Board of Trustees on October 22, 1991 the
surcharge imposed on each telecommunications network connection was
reduced from $.75 to $.30 per month; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Northwest Central 9-1-1
System has determined that it is necessary to make certain
improvements to the 9-1-1 communications system and to cover higher
operating expenses; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Northwest Central 9-1-1
System has determined that an increased surcharge will be necessary
to cover these expenses.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED, by the President and Board of
Trustees of the Village of Elk Grove Village, Counties of Cook and
DuPage, Illinois as follows:
Section 1: That effective September 1, 1998 the surcharge imposed
on each telecommunications network connection inside the corporate
limits of the Village of Elk Grove Village shall be raised from $.30
to $.75 per month per network connection.
Section 2, That each telecommunications carrier operating within
the corporate limits of the Village of Elk Grove Village is hereby
directed to modify the surcharge assessment on each
telecommunications network connection to conform to Section 1, above.
Section 3: That all other provisions of Ordinance No. 2005
relating to the Establishment of an Emergency Telephone System remain
in full force and effect.
Section 4: That this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect
from and after its passage and approval in the manner provided by
law.
ATTEST:
VOTE: AYES 6 NAYS 0 ABSENT 0
PASSED this 23rd day of June , 1998.
APPROVED this 23rd day of
Patricia S. Smi
Village Clerk
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June , 1998.
Craig B. Johnson
Village President