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Committee backs raising Montgomery County9-1-1 fee from $1.47 to $1.93 to close ECC budget gap
Summary
County staff told the Public Safety Committee that raising the county portion of the 9-1-1 fee from $1.47 to $1.93 per month would generate an estimated $9 million in FY27 revenue to help close a projected gap between ECC expenditures (~$32M) and current collections (~$18.5M); the committee signaled support.
County staff presented a resolution to increase the county portion of the 9-1-1 subscriber fee from $1.47 to $1.93 per month to help close a projected Emergency Communication Center (ECC) funding gap.
"This resolution would increase the 9-1-1 County portion of the fee from a dollar 47 per month per subscriber line to a dollar 93 per month," Ms. Farag said. She told the committee the change is included in the executive's FY27 recommended budget and would increase revenues by an additional $9,000,000 in FY27 to narrow a projected gap between ECC expenditures (over $32,000,000) and current collection levels (about $18,500,000 for FY25).
Staff also noted the ECC has added recommended staffing (25 new public safety emergency communication specialist positions appear in the police budget) and has faced long-standing understaffing and technology-cost pressures. There was no public testimony recorded on the fee at this session; committee members compared neighboring counties' fee levels and expressed support for the increase.
The committee approved the item for consideration as part of the budget process.
