S13-90 Ordinance No. S I3-90
AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING AN ORDINANCE IMPOSING A SURCHARGE ON CERTAIN
TELECOMMUNICATION CARRIERS FOR THE PURPOSE OF INSTALLING A
9-1-1 EMERGENCY TELEPHONE SYSTEM
WHEREAS, Illinois Revised Statutes, 1985, Ch. 134, Par. 31, et seq., known as the
"Emergency Telephone System Act" (hereinafter the "Act") authorizes municipalities
engaged in the business of transmitting messages by means of electricity originating
within the corporate limits of the municipality and terminating within the State of
Illinois to impose a surcharge within the corporate limits of the municipality in order to
pay for the installation, upgrading and maintenance of a 9-I-I Emergency Telephone
System; and
WHEREAS, the Act further provides that upon the passage of an ordinance
imposing such a surcharge by a municipality, the question of whether such surcharge may
be imposed shall be submitted to the electors of the municipality; and
WHEREAS, Ordinance S14-88 established a surcharge of sixty-five cents ($.65) per
month on all telecommunication carriers engaged in the business of transmitting
messages by means of electricity within the corporate limits of the City of Elgin and
terminating within the State of Illinois at a rate per network connection of sixty-five
cents ($.65) per month; and
WHEREAS, on April 4, 1989 said surcharge was approved at the regular municipal
election; and
WHEREAS, on April 26, 1989 Ordinance SI4-88 was amended by Ordinance No.
S I 1-89; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary and desirable to amend Ordinance S11-89.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ELGIN, ILLINOIS, that Section 5, Subsection 6, of Ordinance S 11-89 passed on April 26,
1989 is amended to read as follows:
"(6) Other products and services necessary for the implementation,
upgrade and maintenance of the system and any other purpose related to
the operation of the system, including costs attributable directly to the
construction, leasing, or maintenance of any buildings or facilities or costs
of personnel attributable directly to the operation of the system. Costs
attributable directly to the operation of an emergency telephone system do
not include the costs of public safety agency personnel who are and equip-
ment that is dispatched in response to an emergency call."
s/ George VanDeVoorde
George VanDeVoorde, Mayor
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Presented: August 8, 1990
Passed: August 8 , 1990
Vote: Yeas 5 Nays 0
Recorded:
Published:
Attest:
s/ Dolonna Mecum
Dolonna Mecum, City Clerk
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