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Dorchester County council introduces $2 monthly 911 fee for public hearing
Summary
Dorchester County Council introduced an ordinance to raise the emergency telephone (911) charge to $2.00 per month and voted unanimously to publish a public hearing; the change would amend Chapter 85 of the Dorchester County Code.
The Dorchester County Council introduced legislation on Feb. 4 to raise the county's emergency telephone charge to $2.00 per month and unanimously agreed to publish the measure for public hearing.
Irene Barnes, Executive Administrative Specialist, presented the ordinance language to amend Chapter 85 of the Dorchester County Code. Councilman Ricky C. Travers moved to proceed with publication for a public hearing; Councilman Mike Detmer seconded and the motion carried unanimously.
The proposed amendment would increase the per-month emergency telephone charge paid in Dorchester County. The council took the step of publishing the public hearing to allow residents an opportunity to comment before any final vote. No effective date or fiscal impact analysis was included in the meeting minutes; those details are to be clarified in later documents or at the hearing.
The introduction took place during the council's legislative session; the council did not vote on final adoption at the Feb. 4 meeting. The next procedural step is the public hearing required by local law and the county code amendment process. The council did not specify a hearing date during the introduction recorded in the minutes.
