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Council introduces plan to raise Dorchester County 911 fee to $4.25, schedules public hearing
Summary
Dorchester County Council voted March 18 to publish a public hearing on a proposal to raise the county 911 surcharge to $4.25, which Councilman Mike Detmer said would increase annual revenue to about $1.8 million to cover most Communications Division costs.
Dorchester County Council members agreed March 18 to publish a public hearing on proposed legislation that would raise the county's emergency telephone charge to $4.25.
Councilman Mike Detmer said the change to Chapter 85 of the Dorchester County Code would increase 911-fee revenue to roughly $1.8 million and would cover the majority of the Communications Division's expenses. The council voted unanimously to move forward with publication of the public hearing.
The measure was introduced during the council's legislative session portion of the meeting; Council did not adopt the fee at the meeting but authorized the public-notice step that precedes a formal hearing and eventual vote. No fiscal-year implementation date was specified in the meeting summary.
Next steps: the county will publish a public hearing notice and return to the council for a hearing and subsequent legislative action. The meeting minutes record the introduction and the unanimous vote to publish the hearing but do not record public comment for or against the increase at this meeting.
