As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
ENHANCED 911 SYSTEM
An enhanced emergency telephone service which automatically
connects a person dialing the digits 9-1-1 to an established public-service
answering point and which shall include, but not be limited to, selective
routing, automatic number identification and automatic location identification.
PUBLIC SAFETY AGENCY
A functional division of the County which provides or has
the authority to provide police, fire-fighting, emergency medical
or ambulance services, or other emergency services or another entity
which provides emergency medical ambulance services as designated
by a municipal subdivision.
PUBLIC SAFETY ANSWERING POINT (PSAP)
The communications facility which first receives 911 calls
from persons within the 911 service area and which may, as appropriate,
directly dispatch the services of a public safety agency or extend,
transfer, relay or otherwise route 911 calls to the appropriate public
safety agency.
SERVICE SUPPLIER
[Amended 9-17-2009 by L.L. No. 33-2009]
A.
A telephone corporation which provides local exchange access
service within a 911 service area; or
B.
A provider of voice-over-Internet protocol service or "VOIP
service" that provides such service within a 911 service area.
SUFFOLK COUNTY E-911 COMMISSION
[Amended 11-23-1999 by L.L. No. 39-1999]
A.
A committee comprised of the following members:
(1)
Twelve agency members, one from each of the following 12 public
safety answering points (PSAPs):
(a)
Suffolk County Police Department.
(b)
Northport Village Police Department.
(c)
Amityville Village Police Department.
(d)
Riverhead Town Police Department.
(e)
Southampton Town Police Department.
(f)
Southampton Village Police Department.
(g)
Southold Town Police Department.
(h)
East Hampton Village Police Department.
(i)
East Hampton Town Police Department.
(j)
Suffolk County Fire Rescue and Emergency Services.
(k)
Babylon Central Fire Alarm and Rescue Alarm Corporation.
(2)
One member from the County Executive's office to be appointed
by the County Executive.
[Amended 12-3-2013 by L.L. No. 3-2014]
(3)
One member from the County Legislature to be appointed by the
Presiding Officer.
B.
In the event that one of the above 12 commissioned PSAPs shall
become decommissioned, either through action by Suffolk County or
by voluntary withdrawal, it shall no longer have representation on
the committee.
C.
The Commission is authorized to submit a budget request each
year in accordance with the provisions of Article IV of the Suffolk
County Charter and Article IV of the Suffolk County Administrative
Code. No additional compensation shall be paid to such persons for
the performance of their duties on behalf of the committee.
D.
The Commission shall annually elect a member to serve as Chairperson
of the Commission.
[Added 12-3-2013 by L.L. No. 3-2014]
SYSTEM COSTS
The costs associated with obtaining and maintaining the telecommunication
equipment, all operations and maintenance costs and the telephone
services costs necessary to establish and provide the enhanced 911
system.
[Amended 12-3-2013 by L.L. No. 3-2014]
VOICE-OVER-INTERNET PROTOCOL SERVICE or VOIP SERVICE
Any service that:
[Added 9-17-2009 by L.L. No. 33-2009; 9-15-2011 by L.L. No.
49-2011]
A.
Enables real-time, two-way voice communications;
B.
Requires a broadband connection from the user's location;
C.
Requires Internet protocol compatible customer premises equipment
(CPE); and
D.
Permits users generally to receive calls that originate on the
public switched telephone network and to terminate calls to the public
switched telephone network.
This article shall apply to any actions taken on or after the
effective date of this article.