[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Commissioners of York County 3-3-1993 as Ord. No. 93-1; amended in its entirety 7-7-1993. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
A. 
Whereas a special public meeting was held Thursday, November 12, 1992, from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., for the purpose of receiving public comment and/or answering questions related to York County's proposed 9-1-1 (Act 78) Plan and Public Safety Emergency Telephone Act[1] fee;
[1]
Editor's Note: See 35 P.S. § 7011 et seq.
B. 
Whereas said meeting was duly advertised at least 10 days in advance of said meeting;
C. 
Whereas the County of York's 9-1-1 Plan has been approved by the Pennsylvania Department of Community Affairs and the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Council; and
D. 
Whereas the Public Safety Emergency Telephone Act (9-1-1) fee of $1.25 per telephone subscriber line per month, for a period of three years, has been approved by the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (Opinion and Order M-00930385).
[Amended 2-28-1996; 3-6-1996 by Ord. No. 1996-02]
A. 
A monthly fee of $1.25 will be applied to each York County telephone subscriber's monthly telephone bill on a per-access-line basis. In the case of a Centrex or similar multiline telephone subscriber, except PBX subscribers with more than 25 lines, the fee shall be adjusted as provided in Section 7 of the Public Safety Emergency Telephone Act.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See 35 P.S. § 7017.
B. 
The monthly fee shall continue at the fixed rate unless modified or changed in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Public Safety Emergency Telephone Act.
C. 
The Director of the county's 9-1-1 system shall forthwith comply with the triennial auditing requirements of the Public Safety Emergency Telephone Act. In addition, the Director of the County's 9-1-1 system shall, no later than January 15 of each year, present a report to the County Commissioners setting forth a statement of the nonrecurring costs, maintenance and operating costs of the County's 9-1-1 emergency system. The Director shall certify awareness of and compliance with the auditing and other reporting requirements of the Public Safety Emergency Telephone Act.
D. 
The county's 9-1-1 Director shall include the annual report with an analysis and recommendation concerning the need for contribution rate changes within the guidelines of the Public Safety Emergency Telephone Act.
GTE Telephone Company, Bell of Pennsylvania, United Telephone of Pennsylvania and Commonwealth Telephone Company and any of the telephone companies which provide, or may hereafter provide, telephone service to subscribers in York County are hereby authorized and directed to assess, bill and collect the sum of $1.25 per line per month for each telephone subscriber in York County and to forward the same, on a monthly basis, to the York County Treasurer for approved expenses under the Public Safety Emergency Telephone Act.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See 35 P.S. § 7011 et seq.
The County Treasurer shall deposit the moneys received from the telephone companies, pursuant to § 35-4, in an interest-bearing, restricted account, to be used solely for the purpose of nonrecurring and recurring charges related to York County's 9-1-1 System.
The telephone companies referred to in § 35-4 hereof, on or before the first day of February each year, shall provide a list of names and addresses of all telephone subscribers who have not paid the fee imposed by this chapter for the previous calendar year.
Failure of any telephone subscriber to pay any charge imposed pursuant to this chapter shall be deemed a violation of this chapter. The County Solicitor is authorized to take legal action, including instituting such action of law against the telephone subscriber as may be necessary for collection of the outstanding charge provided by this chapter and filing a municipal lien for such unpaid charges.
Any subscriber who has paid a monthly telephone charge, or portion thereof, but fails or refuses to pay the charge of $1.25, contemplated by this chapter, shall be sentenced, in a summary proceeding before the District Justice serving the locality in which the subscriber resides, to pay a fine not to exceed $600 for each month such charge is not paid, together with the costs of prosecution and, in default thereof, to be confined in the York County Jail for a period not to exceed 90 days.