SUBJECT:
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An Ordinance of the Town Council of the Town of Erie Amending Section 2-6-1 of the Erie Municipal Code, Regarding the Emergency Telephone Service Charge
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DEPARTMENT: Police
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PRESENTER(S): Lee Mathis, Chief
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POLICY ISSUES:
Emergency telephone service is vital to community safety and well-being. This service is provided by the Boulder Regional Emergency Telephone Service Authority (BRETSA) which currently charges $0.75/per phone line and is proposing a $0.50 increase per line effective Feb. 1, 2025, resulting in $1.25 per phone line.
This charge will fund maintenance and updates to technology, software and equipment for emergency telephone services in the BRETSA service area, which includes the Town of Erie.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
Approved the amended ordinance 025-2024
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SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND OF SUBJECT MATTER:
In 1987, the Town entered into an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) to implement an enhanced emergency telephone service through the Boulder Regional Emergency Telephone Service Authority (BRETSA). The current $0.75/per phone line charge was established in 2014. This proposed $0.50 increase is necessary to maintain services consistent with other emergency telephone service providers. Even with this increase, the BRETSA rate will remain one of the lowest in the State, and below the average of Front Range ETCs.
Rate Information:
BRETSA Current ETC Rate: $.75
Proposed BRETSA ETC Rate $1.25 (Effective February 1, 2025)
Current State Average ETC Rate: $1.93
The attached letter from Boulder County Sheriff Curtis Johnson provides more background information on why this increase is necessary.
Under the terms of the E911 IGA, each party to the IGA must pass an ordinance authorizing the imposition or change in the charge for E911 service. Any party to the IGA that does not pass such an ordinance is deemed to have provided notice of its intent to terminate its partici...
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