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ANTRIM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Friday, February 1, 2008 |
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Jack White, Chairman, called the Special Meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. |
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Present: Jerroll Drenth, Eugene Dawson, Larry Bargy, Jack White, David Howelman, |
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Michael Crawford, Laura Stanek, Bernard Blackmore, Joseph Allen. |
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Absent: None. |
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Pledge of Allegiance |
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The Chairman requested Public Comment. There was none. |
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Sheriff Terry Johnson and Sgt. Steven Bratschi addressed the Board about 911 funding changes according to Act 164 and Act 165 of 2007 effective the 21st day of December, 2007 and offered two Resolutions designed to comply with the changes in these Acts. |
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RESOLUTION #09-08 by Bernard Blackmore, seconded by Joseph Allen |
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Resolution to Amend the Antrim County |
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Final 911 Service Plan |
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WHEREAS, under the emergency 9-1-1 Service Enabling Act (P.A. 32 of 1986, as amended) the Antrim County Board of Commissioners approved the final 911 service plan on June 9, 1994, as amended December 8, 2005 to benefit the citizens of Antrim County by providing a uniform and well known emergency telephone number, and |
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WHEREAS, the Antrim County Board of Commissioners continues to believe that 911 service will benefit the citizens of Antrim County; and |
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WHEREAS, the State of Michigan enacted Public Act 164 of 2007 to further support 9-1-1 service in Michigan; and |
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WHEREAS, Antrim County has deemed it necessary to collect county-based 9-1-1 funds from communications service providers as allowed under Public Act 164 of 2007 to defray the costs of being ready to process, and of actually processing 9-1-1 calls placed within Antrim County; and |
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WHEREAS, Public Act 164 of 2007 allows for limited amendments to be made to the Antrim County 9-1-1 Plan through resolution by the County Board of Commissioners; |
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED the Antrim County Board of Commissioners hereby adopts this amendment to Antrim County’s 9-1-1 plan to establish a monthly county-based 9-1-1 surcharge as permitted under P.A. 164 of 2007. |
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Yes – Drenth, Dawson, Bargy, White, Howelman, Crawford, Stanek, Blackmore, Allen; |
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No - None; |
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Absent – None. |
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RESOLUTION #09-08 DECLARED ADOPTED. |
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RESOLUTION #10-08 by Bernard Blackmore, seconded by Joseph Allen |
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Resolution to Adopt Monthly 9-1-1 Surcharge |
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Within Antrim County |
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WHEREAS, under the Emergency 9-1-1 Service Enabling Act (P.A. 32 of 1986, as amended) the Antrim County Board of Commissioners approved the final 911 service plan on June 9, 1994, as amended December 8, 2005 to benefit the citizens of Antrim County by providing a uniform and well known emergency telephone number; and |
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WHEREAS, the Antrim County Board of Commissioners continues to believe that 911 service will benefit the citizens of Antrim County; and |
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WHEREAS, the State of Michigan enacted Public Act 164 of 2007 to further support 9-1-1 service in Michigan; and |
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WHEREAS, Public Act 164 of 2007 allows for the creation of a county-based local 9-1-1 surcharge on all communications service providers that can access 9-1-1 and provides for the collection, disbursement, use and audit of said funds; and |
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WHEREAS, Antrim County has deemed that a monthly county-based surcharge of $1.97 placed on all communications service providers beginning July 1, 2008 as allowed under Public Act 164 of 2007 is necessary to defray the costs of being ready to process and of actually processing 9-1-1 calls placed within Antrim County; and |
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WHEREAS, Public Act 164 of 2007 states that an estimated amount of anticipated annual revenue must be included within the resolution creating the monthly county-based 9-1-1 surcharge and projections by the county estimate that amount of anticipated annual revenue to be $497,909 (the anticipated amount to be collected in calendar year 2008 under this surcharge is $248,954; and |
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WHEREAS, Public Act 164 of 2007 expires February 28, 2009, and the monthly county-based surcharge will remain in effect until that time, or until it is otherwise changed by law; and |
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FURTHER, that pursuant to Public Act 164 of 2007, the Antrim County Board of Commissioners has modified the 9-1-1 plan on February 1, 2008 to reflect the changes in the 9-1-1 surcharges collected by Antrim County. |
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED the Antrim County Board of Commissioners hereby adopts the county based 9-1-1 surcharge on communications devices as permitted under Michigan P.A. 164 of 2007. |
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Yes – Drenth, Dawson, Bargy, White, Howelman, Crawford, Stanek, Blackmore, Allen; |
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No - None; |
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Absent – None. |
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RESOLUTION #10-08 DECLARED ADOPTED. |
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RESOLUTION #11-08 by Joseph Allen, seconded by Eugene Dawson |
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BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED that the Antrim County Board of Commissioners amends the Final Antrim County 9-1-1 Service Plan to comply with Michigan Act 164 of 2007 and Michigan Act 165 of 2007 both effective December 21, 2007. |
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Yes – Drenth, Dawson, Bargy, White, Howelman, Crawford, Stanek, Blackmore, Allen; |
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No - None; |
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Absent – None. |
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RESOLUTION #11-08 DECLARED ADOPTED. |
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Peter Garwood announced Alissa Seltzer, Emmet County Recycling Manager, will be attending the Solid Waste Commission meeting to discuss recycling programs. He invited all County Commissioners to attend future presentations. This was tabled. |
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David Howelman commended Joseph Meyers, Associate Planner, for the extensive work he has done with the recycling program. |
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Peter Garwood reminded the members of the Northern Lakes Economic Alliance Annual Luncheon on Friday, March 7, 2008. |
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The meeting adjourned at 9:25 a.m. to the Call of the Chair. |