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Public Safety Committee backs raising Montgomery County 911 fee to cover ECC costs, with administrative language changes
Summary
The committee reviewed a proposed resolution to raise the county 9‑1‑1 fee from $0.75 to $1.47 per subscriber to close an estimated $12.5 million funding gap for emergency communications operations; county attorney and OMB staff advised the resolution be limited to the upcoming fiscal year and include required state notifications.
County staff presented a resolution transmitted March 14 that would increase Montgomery County’s 9‑1‑1 fee from $0.75 to $1.47 per subscriber to align revenues with the Emergency Communications Center’s operational costs. Office of Management and Budget and county counsel staff briefed the Public Safety Committee on April 23 and recommended the fee change as submitted, with two technical adjustments to match state statutory requirements.
Why it matters: The proposed increase is estimated to…
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