HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCE - 2192 - 10/22/1991 - 9-1-1 SURCHARGE LOWERED TO .30ORDINANCE NO. 2192
AN ORDINANCE TO LOWER THE 9-1-1 SURCHARGE
WHEREAS, the State of Illinois has enacted into law the Emergency
Telephone System Act (Chapter 134, Section 30.01 et seq. Illinois Revised
Statutes) hereinafter called the "Act"; and
WHEREAS, the Act enables municipalities to impose a surcharge on
telecommunication 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, Section 45.3(8) of Chapter 134 of the Illinois Revised
Statutes allows the telecommunications carrier to recover the surcharge
which includes a 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 President and Board of
Trustees on January 24, 1989 calling for a referendum to seek approval of
imposing a surcharge not to exceed $.75 per network connection to pay for a
9-1-1 Emergency Telephone System; and
WHEREAS, said referendum was approved in an election held April 4, 1989
and the $.75 surcharge was subsequently imposed on telecommunications
network connections; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Northwest Central 9-1-1 System
has determined that a lower surcharge will be sufficient to cover the cost
of the on-going costs of operation and maintenance of the Enhanced 9-1-1
telephone system.
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 January 1, 1992 the surcharge imposed on
each telecommunications network connection inside the corporate limits of
the Village of Elk Grove Village shall be reduced from $.75 to $.30 per
month per connection.
Section 2: That each telecommunication 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 January 1, 1992.
VOTE: AYE: 5 NAY: 0 ABSENT: 1
PASSED this 22nd day of nrtnber , 1991.
APPROVED this 22nd day of October , 1991.
ATTEST:
Patricia S. Smith
Village Clerk
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Charles J. Zettek
Village President