Broken Arrow City Council
Meeting of: 08-07-2018
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Approval of and authorization to execute Resolution No. 1125, a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, establishing the Wireline Nine-One-One (911) Emergency Telephone Fee for Calendar Year 2019 at Five Percent (5%) pursuant to State Statute and Ordinance
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Background:
In 1972, General Telephone Company installed a basic 911 emergency telephone system serving the Broken Arrow area. Installment of this system resulted in a universal three-digit telephone number giving the public direct access to an emergency answering center. It replaced an older system which utilized different seven-digit emergency numbers for different emergency services.
Several years after initiation of Basic 911 service, engineers developed Enhanced 911 (or E-911, as it is known in the emergency services community). E-911 incorporated three major features, Automatic Number Identification (ANI), Automatic Location Information (ALI), and Selective Routing. ANI allows for the display of the caller's phone number, ALI allows for the display of the caller's location by address, and Selective Routing, through the use of switches and data management systems, automatically sends the call to the proper jurisdiction.
In 1986, the Legislature enacted the 911 Emergency Number Act. The express purpose of the legislation was to establish 911 as the primary emergency number for use in the State of Oklahoma and to encourage local governments to develop and improve emergency communications in an attempt to expedite emergency service response. The Act also authorized imposition of a fee to allow local city governments to raise funds for the purpose and operation of enhanced 911 systems. It allowed cities to pass an ordinance establishing the fee, which was not to exceed 5%. It was originally thought that imposition of the fee could only be possible after approval by the voters either through a special ele...
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