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Lake County E911 Authority discusses surcharge increase, fund balance and 2026 budget schedule
Summary
At its Oct. 3 meeting the Lake County E911 Authority discussed raising the local emergency telephone surcharge, PUC application timing, the authority's fund balance and the draft 2026 budget; board scheduled a budget work session for Oct. 10 and discussed documents needed for PUC filings.
The Lake County E911 Authority spent substantial time at its Oct. 3 meeting reviewing draft 2026 budget projections, discussing a possible local emergency‑telephone surcharge increase and clarifying how county services are charged to the authority.
Surcharge and PUC process: Consultant Jackie and staff described the process for raising the local emergency telephone surcharge. The authority discussed moving the surcharge from the current level reported in discussion as between $2.05 and $2.12 up to $2.17 immediately, and considered a longer‑term increase to $3.00. Jackie outlined steps the authority must take: obtain telephone‑company remittance statements and contact information, prepare a resolution (the authority was told it will need a resolution to move the surcharge to $2.17), submit an application to the Colorado Public…
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