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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCE 04-9800ORDINANCENO.4-98BEINGANORDINANCEESTABLISHINGAWIRELESSCOMMUNICATIONSACCESSCHARGEFORTHELARIMEREMERGENCYTELEPHONEAUTHORITYEFFECTIVEAPRIL1,1998.WHEREAS,theLarimerEmergencyTelephoneAuthoritywascreatedpursuantto§29-11-101,etseq.,C.R.S.,byanIntergovernmentalAgreementConcerningtheImplementationofan“E911”EmergencyTelephoneService,datedNovember14,1990,betweencertaingovernmentalentitieslocatedinLarimerCounty,Colorado;andWHEREAS,pursuanttotheaforesaidstatutoryauthorityandbyresolutionoftheTownofEstesParkonMay8,1990,theBoardofTrusteesisauthorizedtoraise,lower,orreestablishcertainchargesforemergencytelephoneaccesstobeassessedtelephoneserviceusersintheTownofEstesPark;andWHEREAS,byresolution,theTownofEstesParkmostrecentlyapprovedatelephoneexchangeaccessfacilitychargeofforty-fivecents(5.45)permontheffectiveJanuary1,1998;andWHEREAS,atitsmostrecentregularsession,theColoradoLegislatureenactedSenateBill97-132inrecognitionoftheincreasednumberofwirelesstelephoneserviceusersinthestateofColoradoandtoimplementprovisionsforgoverningbodiestoadoptaccessfacilitychargesforwirelessserviceusersinamannerandinanamountconsistentwiththetelephoneexchangeaccessfacilitychargereferredtoabove;andWHEREAS,SenateBill97-132providesthatanyaccessfacilitychargeassesseduponwirelessserviceusersshallbeexpendedforthepurposeofallowingpublicsafetyansweringpointstomakechangesinandadditionstoexistingequipmenttoallowwirelessserviceuserstoreceivethesamelevelofemergencytelephoneserviceaswirelineserviceusers;andWHEREAS,thenumberofwirelesstelephoneusersinLarimerCountyasawholeandintheTownofEstesParkspecificallyhasexpandeddramaticallysincetheoriginalcreationoftheLarimerEmergencyTelephoneAuthority;andWHEREAS,theLarimerEmergencyTelephoneAuthorityischargedbystatuteandintergovernmentalagreementwiththeobligationofprovidingemergencytelephoneservicestowirelessserviceusersaswellaswirelineservicesusers;and 00 C.CWHEREAS,inorderfortheLarimerEmergencyTelephoneAuthority’toprovidesuchservicesasintendedbySenateBill97-132,theBoardofTrusteesdeemsthatitisnecessaryandappropriatethatawirelessaccessfacilitychargebeimposeduponwirelessserviceusersintheTownofEstesPark;andWHEREAS,theBoardofTrusteesfindsthattheaforesaidfacilitychargeshouldbesetattherateofforty-fivecents($.45)perwirelesslinepermonth;NOW,THEREFORE,BEITORDAINEDBYTHEBOARDOFTRUSTEESOFTHETOWNOFESTESPARK,COLORADO,ASFOLLOWS:I.CommencingonApril1,1998,awirelessserviceuseraccessfacilitychargeshallbeestablishedattherateofforty-fivecents(5.45)permonthperwirelesslineuseraccessfacility.2.WirelesstelephoneservicesuppliersprovidingwirelesstelephoneserviceintheTownofEstesParkareauthorizedtocollecttheaccessfacilitychargeinaccordancewith§29-11-100.5,etseq.,C.R.S.3.ThisOrdinanceshalltakeeffectandbeenforcedthirty(30)daysafteritsadoptionandpublication.TOWNOFESTESPARK,COLORADOBy:___________MayorTownClerkIherebycertifythattheaboveOrdinancewasmeetingoftheBoardofTrusteesonthe/O_____________1998,andpublishedinanewspaperofgeneralofEstesPark,Coloradoonthe/3dayofonreading,andorderedpublishedthis/udayofIntroduced,consideredfavorable____________1998.ATTEST:introducedandreadata______dayof_______________circulationin_________________1998.7TownClerk 00