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County staff say Active911 invoices show county as de‑facto bill payer; plan to pay FY26 and require local agencies to budget for FY27
Summary
Jason, county staff, said third‑party Active911 subscriptions produced invoices not held by the county account; commissioners agreed to cover FY2026 charges while directing subscriber agencies to add the county as account administrator and budget for FY2027.
Jason (Speaker 10), who handles emergency management/communications matters, told the commission he received two invoices for Active 911 (an SMS subscription service used by first responders). He said the sheriff’s office and Delphos Fire were listed as account holders, while the county had been the de‑facto bill payer following prior arrangements. Jason said the county is not currently added to those subscriber accounts and recommended the county be added as administrator so it can manage subscriptions and oversight.
Commissioners discussed options and agreed it would be reasonable for the county to pay the FY2026 bills (to avoid immediate service disruption) but that individual subscribing agencies should budget for subscriptions in 2027. Jason said he would contact subscribers to be added to their accounts and staff will communicate the FY2027 funding expectation during the budget process.
Provenance: topicintro SEG 1009; topfinish SEG 1369
Speakers: Jason (Speaker 10); Commissioners (various)
Authorities: [{"type":"contract","name":"Active911 subscription agreement (third‑party provider)","citation":"not specified","referenced_by":["active911-billing"]}]
Key quote: "We're not the account holder... we are the de facto bill payer as a result of promises that were made." — Jason (Speaker 10)
Next steps: county to pay FY2026 bills, Jason to be added to subscriber accounts for oversight, and subscribing entities to budget in FY2027.
