CC RES 77-016 RESOLUTION RELATING TO THE ENDORSEMENT OF STATE FINANCING FOR CERTAIN FEATURES OF 911 EMERGENCY TELEPHONE SYSTEMS

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RESOLUTION 77-016 A RESOLUTION RELATING TO THE ENDORSEMENT OF STATE FINANCING • FOR CERTAIN FEATURES OF 911 EMERGENCY TELEPHONE SYSTEMS WHEREAS, the 911 emergency telephone system has been under study in the State of Minnesota for several years; and WHEREAS, planning of a 911 emergency telephone system for the entire seven-county metropolitan area has recently been accomplished; and WHEREAS, a Metropolitan Inter-County Ad Hoc Committee on 911 financ- ing has prepared a proposal for the financing of 911 telephone systems on a State-wide basis; and WHEREAS, the Hennepin Emergency Communication Organization (RECO) , which has been developed to coordinate emergency communication planning, has demonstrated support for this plan by unanimously adopting it and encouraging all units of government in Hennepin County to endorse these same recommendations; and WHEREAS, legislation mandating the adoption of 911 on a State-wide basis has been introduced into the last two sessions of the Minnesota Legislature; and WHEREAS, it is anticipated that this issue will again be under con- sideration in the present session of the Minnesota Legislature; and WHEREAS, it is ancitipated that capital costs for the equipment • necessary to implement the 911 system will be financed with federal and/ or state grants; NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE City Council of the City of St. Anthony endorses the "Statement of Policy: 911 Telephone System Financing" recommendation which encourages the Minnesota State Legislature to look on the telephone company gross earnings tax as a source of re- venue for the recurring costs of a basic 911 system. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE City Council of the City of St. Anthony supports the other recommendations in the report; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this Resolution be forwarded to the legislative representatives of the City of St. Anthony in the Minnesota State Legislature, to the 911 Coordinator of the Metropolitan Council, and to Sheriff Donald Omodt, President of the Hennepin Emergency Communication Organization. n , Mayor U' ATTEST: City Clerk 611 • C' an ger