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County staff push state to free up 9-1-1 excise funds as dispatch faces rising costs
Summary
Communications staff told commissioners the state-held 9-1-1 fund has grown while the state authorizes only a portion for county distribution; county officials will consider a letter backing the state 9-1-1 office request to spend more of the excise tax revenue on operations.
Okanogan County communications staff briefed commissioners Aug. 6 on 9-1-1 funding and operations, urging support for a state-level change that would let the state 9-1-1 office distribute more of funds already collected from the 95-cent-per-line excise tax. Communications Director Mark (last name not provided) told the board counties collect the local excise tax but the state has not been authorizing distribution at the same percentage of revenue that arrives; the standing…
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