[Adopted 12-21-1993 by L.L. No. 7-1993]
The Tompkins County Legislature, in order to
provide for the protection of the health, safety and welfare of persons
in the county, finds it in the public interest for there to be an
Enhanced 911 Emergency Telephone System operating in Tompkins County.
[Amended 11-4-2009 by L.L. No. 1-2009]
Pursuant to the authority granted to the Tompkins
County Legislature by County Law, § 303, there is hereby
imposed a surcharge of $1 per month on each local telephone exchange
access line in the county, subject to the restrictions contained herein.
The surcharge herein shall not apply to more
than 75 local exchange lines per customer per location.
The surcharge herein shall not apply to any
"Lifeline" customers of local telephone service suppliers.
The surcharge herein shall not apply to Cornell
University, A.T.T. switch 85 with exchange 253, 254, and 255.
The estimated target date for the commencement
of Enhanced 911 Emergency Telephone Service in Tompkins County is
November 30, 1994.
[Amended 11-4-2009 by L.L. No. 1-2009]
All suppliers of local telephone exchange access
lines shall begin to charge the $1 per month surcharge as herein provided
to all service bills issued after November 17, 2009, subject to the
exclusions contained herein.
[Adopted 11-21-2000 by L.L. No. 8-2000]
This article shall be known as the "Tompkins
County Wireless 911 Call Routing Law."
This article is enacted under authority of § 10 of the Municipal Home Rule Law of the State of New York, Article
IX of the State Constitution of New York, the county law and other applicable statutory and decisional law.
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
WIRELESS TELEPHONE SERVICE
All commercial mobile services, as that term is defined in
Section 332(d) of Title 47, United States Code, including all broadband
personal communications services, wireless radio telephone services,
geographic area specialized and enhanced specialized mobile radio
services and incumbent wide-area specialized mobile radio licensees,
which offer real time, two-way voice service that is interconnected
with the public switched telephone network.
All wireless telephone service suppliers doing
business in Tompkins County shall route all 911 emergency calls to
the Tompkins County Public Service Answering Point.
Any person or entity violating this article
shall be guilty of a violation and shall be subject to a fine not
exceeding $100. For purpose of this article, each improperly routed
911 call shall constitute a separate offense.
The County Attorney is authorized to pursue
any appropriate legal remedy, including, but not limited to, an injunction
to effectuate the purpose of this article.
If any portion of this article thereof is found
to be invalid, no other portion of this article shall be affected
thereby, and the remainder of this article shall remain in full force
and effect.