R96-136 URGING SUPPORT FOR 9-1-1 EMERGENCY TELEPHONE SYSTEM

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RESOLUTION NO. R96-136 RESOLUITON URGING SUPPORT FOR 9-1-1 EMERGENCY TELEPHONE SYSTEM WHEREAS,Macon County currently has a 9-1-1 Emergency Telephone System; and, W�-IEREAS, the Emergency Telephone System Act of the State of Illinois allows counties and municipalities to impose a surcharge upon all telephone subscribers passed through telecommunication camers at a rate per network connection in order to implement or upgade the Emergency Telephone System; and, WHEREAS, the Act further provides that before the surcharge may be imposed, it must I�, be authorized by a majority of the voters in a referendum by the county; and, WHEREAS, a referendum will be placed by the County Clerk on the November 5, 1996 ballot for all legal voters residing in the County of Macon to vote upon whether the County shall impose a surcharge of up to $1.25 per month per network connection for the purposes of improving the current 9-1-1 Emergency System; and, WHEREAS, if the referendum is approved, significant benefits will accrue to the residents of the City of Decatur by the upgrades and enhancements to the current Emergency Telephone System; and, WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Decatur deems it to be in the best interest of the City of Decatur to upgrade the Emergency Telephone System and is desirous of encouraging the legal voters residing in the City of Decatur to vote in favor of the referendum. BE IT RESOLVED BY TI-� CITY COUNCII, OF TI� CITY OF DECATUR, II.LINOIS: Section 1. That the Council of the City of Decatur does hereby urge the voters of Macon County to vote "YES" on the imposition of a telephone surcharge not to exceed $1.25 per month for each access line for the purpose of improving the 9-1-1 Emergency Telephone System in Macon County, as said question is presented on the ballot for the November 5, 1996 General Election. PRESENTED and ADOPTED this 7th day of October, 1996. j' Terry . , � AT��T: � ,% / � .-�� "" �.1/�-�S CITY CLERK�