HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 4359 10/15/1991 ORDINANCE NO. 4359
AN ORDINANCE TO LOWER THE 9-1-1 SURCHARGE
PASSED AND APPROVED' BY
THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES
the 15th day of October , 1991
Published in pamphlet form by
authority of the corporate
authorities of the Village of
Mount Prospect, Illinois, the
23rd day of October , 1991.
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ORDINANCE NO. 4359
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(g) of Chapter 134 of the Illinois Revised
Statutes allows the telecommunications carrier to recover the
surcharge which includes a 3% accounting cha~ge from its
subscribers resident within the corporate limits of the
municipality imposing the surcharge; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Ordinance No. 4016 enacted by the President
and Board of Trustees Village of Mount Prospect on January 3, 1989,
a referendum was held 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, sufficient revenue has been generated through the
surcharge to cover the initial start-up costs of the Enhanced 9-1-
1 Telephone System; 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; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF
TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF MOUNT PROSPECT, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS:
SECTION ONE: That effective January 1, 1992, the surcharge imposed
on each telecommunications network connection inside the corporate
limits~of the Village of Mount Prospect shall be reduced from $.75
to $.30 per month per connection.
SECTION TWO: That each telecommunication carrier operating within
the corporate limits of the Village of Mount Prospect is hereby
directed to modify the surcharge assessment on each
telecommunications network connection to conform to SECTION ONE
above.
SECTION THREE: That all other provisions of Ordinance No. 4016
relating to the establishment of an Emergency Telephone System
educe 9-1-1
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shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION FOUR: That this Ordinance shall be in full force and
effect from and after is passage, approval and publication in
pamphlet form as provided by law.
AYES: Busse, Clowes, Corcoran, Hoefert
NAYS: None
ABSENT: Wilks, F10r0s
PASSED and APPROVED this 15th day of 0ct0ber , 1991.
Village President /
ATTEST:
Carol A. Fields
Village Clerk