Sen. William R. Haine
Filed: 6/6/2007
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 837 




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 837  by replacing 
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everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
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    "Section 5. The Emergency Telephone System Act is amended  
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by changing Section 15.4 as follows:
 



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    (50 ILCS 750/15.4)  (from Ch. 134, par. 45.4)



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    Sec. 15.4. Emergency Telephone System Board; powers. 

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    (a) The corporate authorities of any county or municipality

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that imposes a surcharge under Section 15.3 shall establish an 
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Emergency
Telephone System Board.  The corporate authorities 
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shall provide for the
manner of appointment and the number of 
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members of the Board, provided that
the board shall consist of 
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not fewer than 5 members, one of whom
must be a
public member 
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who is a resident of the local exchange service territory

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included in the 9-1-1 coverage area, one of whom (in counties 
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with a
population less than 100,000)  must be a member of the 
 


 






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county
board, and
at least 3 of whom shall be representative of 
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the 9-1-1 public safety agencies,
including but not limited to 
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police departments, fire departments, emergency
medical 
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services providers, and emergency services and disaster 
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agencies, and
appointed on the basis of their ability or 
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experience.  Elected officials are
also eligible to serve on the 
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board.  Members of the board shall serve without
compensation 
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but shall be reimbursed for their actual and necessary

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expenses.  Any 2 or more municipalities, counties, or 
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combination thereof,
that impose a surcharge under Section 15.3 
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may, instead of establishing
individual boards, establish by 
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intergovernmental agreement a Joint
Emergency Telephone System 
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Board pursuant to this Section.  The manner of
appointment of 
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such a joint board shall be prescribed in the agreement.

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    (b) The powers and duties of the board shall be defined by 
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ordinance
of the municipality or county, or by 
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intergovernmental agreement in the
case of a joint board.  The 
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powers and duties shall include, but need not
be limited to the 
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following:


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        (1) Planning a 9-1-1 system.


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        (2) Coordinating and supervising the implementation, 
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    upgrading, or
maintenance of the system, including the 
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    establishment of equipment
specifications and coding 
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    systems.


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        (3) Receiving moneys
monies from the surcharge imposed 
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    under Section 15.3, and
from any other source, for deposit 
 


 






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    into the Emergency Telephone System Fund.


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        (4) Authorizing all disbursements from the fund.


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        (5) Hiring any staff necessary for the implementation 
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    or upgrade of the
system.

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    (c) All moneys
monies received by a board pursuant to a 
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surcharge imposed under
Section 15.3 shall be deposited into a 
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separate interest-bearing
Emergency Telephone System Fund 
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account. The treasurer of the municipality or
county that has 
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established the board or, in the case of a joint board, any

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municipal or county treasurer designated in the 
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intergovernmental agreement,
shall be custodian of the fund.  
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All interest accruing on the fund shall remain
in the fund.  No 
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expenditures may be made from such fund except upon the

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direction of the board by resolution passed by a majority of 
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all members of the
board. Expenditures may be made only to pay 
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for the costs associated with the
following:


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        (1) The design of the Emergency Telephone System.


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        (2) The coding of an initial Master Street Address 
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    Guide data base, and
update and maintenance thereof.


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        (3) The repayment of any moneys
monies advanced for the 
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    implementation of
the system.


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        (4) The charges for Automatic Number Identification 
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    and Automatic
Location Identification equipment,
a 
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    computer aided dispatch system that records, maintains, 
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    and integrates
information,
mobile data transmitters 
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    equipped with
automatic vehicle locators, and maintenance, 
 


 






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    replacement and
update thereof
to increase operational 
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    efficiency and improve the provision of emergency

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    services.


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        (5) The non-recurring charges related to installation 
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    of the Emergency
Telephone System and the ongoing network 
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    charges.


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        (6) The acquisition and installation, or the 
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    reimbursement of costs
therefor to other governmental 
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    bodies that have incurred those costs, of road
or street 
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    signs that are essential to the implementation of the 
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    emergency
telephone system and that are not duplicative of 
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    signs that are the
responsibility of the jurisdiction 
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    charged with maintaining road and street
signs.


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        (7) Other products and services necessary for the 
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    implementation,
upgrade, and maintenance of the system and 
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    any other purpose related to the
operation of
the system, 
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    including costs attributable directly to the construction, 
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    leasing,
or maintenance of any buildings or facilities or 
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    costs of personnel
attributable directly to the operation 
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    of the system. Costs attributable
directly to the operation 
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    of an emergency telephone system do not include the
costs 
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    of public safety agency personnel who are and equipment 
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    that is
dispatched in response to an emergency call.

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    Moneys in the fund may also be transferred to a 
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participating fire protection district to reimburse volunteer 
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firefighters who man remote telephone switching facilities 
 


 






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when dedicated 9-1-1 lines are down.

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    (d) The board shall complete the data base before 
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implementation of the
9-1-1 system.  The error ratio of the data 
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base shall not at any time
exceed 1% of the total data base.

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(Source: P.A. 92-202, eff. 1-1-02.)".