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Madison County fiscal court adopts water-meter fee to fund 9-1-1 services, repeals landline charge
Summary
Madison County Fiscal Court on Oct. 28 adopted an ordinance replacing the county's landline 9-1-1 fee with a three-tier water-meter fee to fund the Emergency Communications Center, effective Jan. 1, 2026.
Madison County Fiscal Court on Oct. 28 adopted an ordinance replacing the county's landline 9-1-1 funding mechanism with a monthly water-meter fee for customers in unincorporated areas, and passed a companion resolution asking water districts and utilities to collect and remit the new charge.
The ordinance (2025-011) establishes three fee tiers for unincorporated accounts: $3.50 for noncommercial, $12.50 for commercial (meter 1 inch or less), and $25 for large commercial/industrial (meter greater than 1 inch). It repeals the existing landline fee ordinance 07-11, effective Dec. 31, 2025; the new fee will begin Jan. 1, 2026. The court voted to adopt the ordinance…
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