The following words, terms, and phrases, when used in this division, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
Local exchange access line or equivalent local exchange access line.
(1) 
The physical voice grade telecommunications connection or the cable or broadband transport facilities, or any combination of these facilities, between an end user customer’s premises, and a service provider’s network that, when the digits 9-1-1 are dialed, provides the end user customer access to a public safety network. Each such connection (e.g. individual channel) provided to an end user customer shall constitute a separate “local exchange access line” or “equivalent local exchange access line.”
(2) 
Do not include coin-operated public telephone equipment, public telephone equipment operated by card reader, commercial mobile radio service that provides access to a paging or other one-way signaling service, a communication channel suitable only for data transmission, a line from a telecommunications service provider to an Internet service provider for the Internet service provider’s data modem lines only to provide its Internet access service and that are not capable of transmitting voice messages, a wireless roaming service or other non-vocal commercial mobile radio service, a private telecommunications system, or a wireless telecommunications connection subject to Texas Health and Safety Code, section 771.0711.
9-1-1 service.
A telecommunications service through which the user of a public telephone system has the ability to reach the town’s public safety answering point by dialing the digits 9-1-1.
9-1-1 emergency service system.
A system of processing emergency 9-1-1 calls.
Public safety answering point.
The town communications facility that:
(1) 
Is operated continuously;
(2) 
Is assigned the responsibility to receive 9-1-1 calls and to dispatch emergency response services directly or to transfer or relay emergency 9-1-1 calls to other public safety agencies;
(3) 
Is the first point of receipt by a public safety agency of a 9-1-1 call; and
(4) 
Serves the town.
Service provider.
An entity providing local exchange access lines and/or equivalent local exchange access lines to a service user in the town.
Service user.
A person or business entity that is provided local exchange access lines or equivalent local exchange access lines in the town.
(Ordinance 20-13 adopted 6/8/20; Ordinance 20-15 adopted 8/10/20)
There is hereby imposed on each service user’s local exchange access line and equivalent local exchange access line in the town a 9-1-1 service fee of $0.75 per month for each residential line, each business line and trunk line. Such 9-1-1 service fee shall be used only to provide for the purchase, installation, operation, and maintenance expenses of 9-1-1 service, including required personnel.
(Ordinance 20-13 adopted 6/8/20)
The town manager, or the town manager’s designee, is hereby authorized to execute a contract or contracts on behalf of the town with any service provider, pursuant to the provisions of this division, to provide for the billing and collection of fees imposed by the town pursuant to the provisions hereof.
(Ordinance 20-13 adopted 6/8/20)
The 9-1-1 service fee imposed by this division shall be subject to the following restrictions and limitations:
(1) 
The 9-1-1 service fee may only be imposed upon service users’ local exchange access lines and equivalent local exchange access lines.
(2) 
A service provider using one or more facilities with multiple calling capabilities to serve a single end user customer location that cannot determine the actual number of local exchange access lines or equivalent local exchange access lines being served by such facilities (e.g. Enterprise Voice over Internet Protocol applications), shall assess the 9-1-1 emergency service fee as depicted in the following graphic:
Where the number of 9-1-1 capable telephone numbers (TNs) is:
The Midpoint (MP) is:
The applicable formula is:
[(MP-10)/4]+10
Number of Fees to be Remitted
1–10
 
 
# of TNs
11–20
15
11
11
21–40
30
15
15
41–60
50
20
20
61–80
70
25
25
81–100
90
30
30
 
 
The applicable formula is: [(MP-10)/3]+10
 
101–125
113
44
44
126–150
138
53
53
151–175
163
61
61
176–200
188
69
69
201–250
225
82
82
251–300
275
98
98
301–400
350
123
123
401–500
450
157
157
501–600
550
190
190
601–700
650
223
223
701–800
750
257
257
801–900
850
290
290
901–1,000
950
323
323
(3) 
The 9-1-1 service fee may not be imposed upon any coin-operated or coin/card reader operated telephone equipment.
(4) 
The 9-1-1 service fee shall be stated separately on each service user’s bill. If there is no bill issued, an accounting must be made.
(5) 
The 9-1-1 service fee shall have uniform application within the municipal boundaries of the town.
(6) 
Each service provider not already remitting 9-1-1 service fees should be advised in writing of the amount of the 9-1-1 service fee to be applied to each type of service at least ninety (90) days prior to the first billing date.
(7) 
No service provider will be obliged or authorized to take any legal action to enforce the collection of any billed 9-1-1 service fee.
(8) 
No service provider will disconnect any service user’s telephone service for failure to pay the 9-1-1 service fee.
(9) 
Each service provider will assess a 9-1-1 service fee to each service user on a monthly basis and will remit the collected 9-1-1 service fee to the town no later than sixty (60) days after the close of the month in which such 9-1-1 service fees were assessed.
(10) 
Each service provider will retain from its remittance to the town two (2) percent of the collected 9-1-1 service fees as its compensation for performing its obligations under the contract.
(11) 
Each service provider shall complete a remittance report in the form provided by the town, and the remittance report shall accompany the remitted 9-1-1 service fees.
(12) 
Each service provider will provide the town with a list of any service users who have refused to pay the 9-1-1 service fee. This list shall be provided a minimum of once per calendar year.
(13) 
Each service provider will retain records of the amount of 9-1-1 service fees collected for a period not to exceed two (2) years from the date of collection.
(14) 
Should the town desire to audit the records of collected fees from any service provider, the town may do so at its sole cost and expense.
(15) 
All federal service users located in the town are exempt from the 9-1-1 service fee.
(Ordinance 20-13 adopted 6/8/20; Ordinance 20-15 adopted 8/10/20)