1. 911 fee allocation-regional dispatch center

WHEREAS, the ESCC Committee recognized that "Every Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) has call-takers available for emergencies 24 hours per day 365 days per year, regardless of how many calls are received or what portion of their duties involve communications initiated by a 911 call. For these reasons, the guidelines encompass a fairly broad understanding of emergency communications." and; WHEREAS, the ESCC Committee did recognize that in some locations additional duties not related to emergency communications are done by the dispatch personnel and that the appropriate percentage of time that is spent on non-emergency communications duties be paid from funds other than 911 generated funds and; WHEREAS, the RRRDC is a stand-alone public safety dispatch center that has as its' sole duty the handling of public safety dispatch including 911 generated calls and other public safety calls, follow up calls, training, and administration of the center and; WHEREAS, the administrator and employees of the RRRDC, the equipment and other furniture and fixtures and the space leased by the RRRDC are used solely in activities directly involved the dispatch of public safety calls; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Cass County Commission establish that 100% of the costs of the RRRDC be reimbursed through 911 fee revenue to the extent that such revenue is available in accordance with the directives of the North Dakota Legislature and the guidelines developed and approved by the ESCC Committee. Dated at Fargo, North Dakota, this 2nd day of September, 2008. lit'/{ ftlltlhtlv Ken Pawluk, Chairman Cass County Board of Commissioners 0;EST: . . .. /-11h~~~ Michael Montplaisir Cass County Auditor