§ 8.16.030. Use of fee.

The emergency telephone system fees shall be used only to pay for those expenditures set forth at I.C. 36-8-16.7. The Porter County board of commissioners may appropriate the money in the fund for such expenditures at their discretion. The fees from the emergency telephone system shall be used only to pay for:

A.

The lease, purchase, or maintenance of communications service equipment.

B.

Necessary system hardware and software and database equipment.

C.

Personnel expenses, including wages, benefits, training, and continuing education, only to the extent reasonable and necessary for the provision and maintenance of:

1.

The statewide 911 system; or

2.

A wireline enhanced emergency telephone system funded under I.C. 36-8-16 (before its repeal on July 1, 2012).

D.

Operational costs, including costs associated with:

1.

Utilities;

2.

Maintenance;

3.

Equipment designed to provide backup power or system redundancy, including generators; and

4.

Call logging equipment.

E.

An emergency notification system that is approved by the board under Section 40 of I.C. 36-8-16.7.

F.

Connectivity to the Indiana Data and Communications System (IDACS).

G.

Rates associated with communications service providers' enhanced emergency communications system network services.

H.

Mobile radio equipment used by first responders, other than radio equipment purchased under subsection (I) as a result of the narrow banding requirements specified by the Federal Communications Commission.

I.

Up to fifty (50) percent of the costs associated with the narrow banding or replacement of radios or other equipment as a result of the narrow banding requirements specified by the Federal Communications Commission.

(Ord. 03-12 § 3)

(Ord. No. 12-20, § 3, 6-19-2012)