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Fremont County holds public hearing on 911 wireless surcharge; staff recommends 75¢ cap
Summary
At a public hearing, county officials discussed setting the wireless 911 surcharge at the state-allowed maximum of 75¢ per device, estimated to produce about $366,744 for the 911 dispatch budget; no formal vote was recorded.
Fremont County held a public hearing on the annual 911 surcharge, during which staff recommended setting the wireless surcharge at the state-allowed maximum of 75¢ per device to support the county’s 911 dispatch budget.
The recommendation, presented at the hearing, included an estimate that the 75¢ surcharge would yield approximately $366,744 for the county’s 911 dispatch operations. “By state statute, the maximum allowed per wireless device is 75¢,” the presenter said. The presenter described the figure as an estimate to use as revenue for the 911 dispatch budget.
The hearing was opened for public questions; no public questions were recorded in the transcript. The meeting record shows a recommendation to adopt the maximum surcharge and that the matter would appear again on the agenda, but the transcript does not record a formal motion or vote adopting the surcharge.
The discussion referenced state law limiting the per-device wireless surcharge to 75¢ and framed the recommendation as routine annual compliance and revenue planning for the 911 fund. No formal adoption was recorded in the segment provided; staff indicated the issue would return for action at the next meeting.
