E911 INFORMATION

LEWIS COUNTY

COMMISSION

9-1-1

ENHANCED EMERGENCY TELEPHONE SYSTEM

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PROPOSAL AND FINAL P L M

PRESENTED OrJ TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1999

COURTROOM

WESTON, WEST VIRGINIA, 26452

SUBMITTED BY: William F. Rowan/Director Lewis County E-911

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AN ORDINANCE OF LEWIS COUNTY PROVIDING FOR A PROPOSAL FOR ANCED EMERGENCY TELEPHONE SYSTEM, FOR THE HOLDING OF 'A PUBLIC TING'ON'SUCH PROPOSAL, AND FOR PLACEMENT OF AN ADVERTISEMENT IFYING THE PUBLIC OF SUCH MEETING AND OF THE LOCATION AT WHICH A

COPY OF SUCH PROPOSAL MAY BE EXAMINED.

WHEREAS, section three-cc, article one, chapter seven . [7-1-3-cc] of the West Virginia code grants the authority to county commissions to establish an enhanced emergency telephone system and impose a fee fo r the capital, installation and maintenance costs thereof;

WHEREAS , art i the West Virginia code holding of a public me advertisement concerni for t h e implement jay be adopted;

NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNTY COMMISSION OF LEWIS OUNTY, WEST VIRGI HREE - CC , ARTICLE ONE HAPTER TWENTY-FOUR 124 OLLOWING :

THAT A COPY 0 TACHED HERETO BE MAILED TO TH

OVIDERS AND TWAT THE COWTY

MERGENCY TELEPHONE SYSTEM!'

TELEPHONE COMPANIES PR HANGE SERVICE WITHIN LEWIS UNTY AND TO LOCAL EMERG MMISSION SEEK THE A IES AND SUCH PROVIDERS IN VELOPING A FINAL PL

THAT A COPY OF ED HERETO BE MADE AVAILAB COUNTY COUR'$'HOUSE. R EXAMINATION BY TH

THAT A PUBLIC MEE COURTHOUSE, E COMMENTS FR

THAT AT LEAST H MEETING AN ADVERT THE BESTON DEMOCRAT, NERAL CIRCULATZON I

COUNTY, NOTIFYING MEETING AND OF THE EXAMINED.

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PROPOSAL FOR AN ENHANCED EMERGENCY TELEPHONE SYSTEMIFOR LEWIS COUNTY , WEST VIRGINIA

1 - 'DEFINITIONS:

As used in this proposal', unless the context ciearly requires a different meaning:

IICounty answering pointii means a facility to which enhan emergency telephone systemscalls for a county are initially routed for response, and where county personnel respond to specific request dispatching the a relaying a messa the call to the

mergency service by directly iate emergency service provider, he appropriate provider or transferring iate provider.

Vounty Commission~i means the County Commission of Lewis County, West Virg

llCountyii means Lewis County, West Virginia.

"Enhanced emer means a telephone system rson dialing the primary

ounty answering point and in which tem automatically provides to

iately on answering t tion and the telephone numb made, and upon direction fr all routes such ca13 to

serve the lpcation from

call, inform from which t

%oca1 excha contracts att Appendix B.

the same as defined in t n as Appendix A and

I'Telephone co the provision service.

public utility wbiich is engage

2 - TERRITORY I A11 territory corporation in Lewis'county, which is served by telephone company central office equipment. that will permit an enhanced emergency telephone system to be established, is proposed to be included in the system,

nty, including every municipal

The municipal corporations included in the system are proposed to include, but imited to, the following:

ton, West Virginia

Town of Jane Lew, West Virginia

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(c) The territories which are not served by telephone company central office equipment that will permit an enhanced emergency telephone system to be established are as follows:

None

( d ) EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 02, 1999, THE 452 EXCHANGE OF BRAXTON COUNTY WAS SELECTIVE ROUTED TO BRAXTON CONTROL, ALL 452 EXCHANGE CALLS THAT ORIGINATE FROM BRAXTON COUNTY, WILL B IMEDIATELY, ONE BUTTON TRANSFERRED TO BRAXTON CONTROL,

(e) FIRE AND EMS UNITS WILL B ISPATCHED ONLY BY REQUEST RELAY THROUGH BRAXTON CONTROL OR BY DIRECT REQUEST FROM THE OFFIC IN CHARGE THAT IS ON THE SCENE OR ENROUTE.

ECTION 3 - COUNTY ANSWERING POINT The county an is proposed to be operated constantly.

There is ONE nty answering point. The location is to be as

201 Orchard

This answerin e all of Lewis County,

THIS ANSWERIN AND SERVE AS THE PRIMARY 9-1-1 ANSWERING POTN OUNTY, BY ORDINANCE AND CONTRACT

The Lewis Cou known as Lewi , will act as the County Answering Poi calls for Police, Fire, Ambulance , Re y Service Calls as follows:

rgency Communiqation Center,

Jackson Mil - Direct dispatc Jane Lew Fi - Direct dispatc - Direct dispatc

- Direct dispatc - Direct dispatc

Weston Fire Department - Lewis County Emergency Ambulance I

Lewis County Sheriff'scOffice - Weston Police Department - West Virginia State Police - Lewis County Animal Control - Lewis County Magistrates - Lewis Co. Office of Emergency Services - WV Dept of Natural Resources (Forestry) - WV Dept of Natural Resources (Law Enfor) - WV State Fire Marshal's Office -

Direct dispatch Direct dispatch Direct dispatch Direct dispatch direct dispatch Direct dispatch On call paging Direct dispatch: Call transfer Direct Dispatch Call, transfer

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( f ) The county answering point is proposed to be connected to eqch telephone company's telephone network as follows:

c & P Telephone Company of WV by dedicated automatic number identification trunks and combination voice & data circuits,

Mountain State Telephone Company by dedicated automatic number identification trunks and combination voice & data circuits,

(b) The emergency erred to in subsection (a) sha the following:

Jackson Mil

Lewis Coun

(c) In the event

(d) Misdirected ca

when misdirect

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To all Fire De r7. Lewis County from dispatch cente Correction viq smission if unit is enroute or correction if unit has not responded when misdirecti is realized. To Lewis County Emergency Ambulance Authority from dispat center: Correction via radio transmission if unit is enro or correction via telephone if unit has not responded when misdirection of the call is realized.

To Lewis County Animal Correction via radio transmission if unit is enroute or correction via telephone if unit has not responded when misdirection of the call 8 realized.

To Lewis Co ency Services, from dispatch center: Correc ansmission if unit is enroute or correction misdirection o 1 i s realized.

To WV Depart a1 Resources (Forestry and Law Enforcement) er: Correction via radio transmission unit has not n misdirection of the call is realized.

To WV State Police patch center: Correction via radio transmission if uni unit has not respon en misdirection of the call is realized.

To Lewis Cou m dispatch ceqter: Correction via radio p telephone if unit has not responded when misdirection of the call is realized.

To WV State Fire Marshal's Office from dispatch center: Correction via radio transmission if unit is enroute or correction via telephone if unit has not responded when misdirection of the call is realized.

To Lewis County Health Department from dispatch center: Correction via radio paging circuits if unit is enroute or correction via telephone if unit has not responded when misdirection of the call is realized.

trol from dispatch center:

hone if unit has not responded when

enroute or correction via telephone if

oute or correction via telephone if

t is enroute or correction via

( e ) Each emergency provider participating in the system will, if this proposal is adopted as a final plan, be required to maintain a telephone number in addition to the one provided in the system.

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* THIS IS FOR EIGHT ( 8 ) FULL-TIME AND FOUR ( 4 ) PART-TIME TELEC UNICATORS.

(c) The initial costs associated with establishing, equipping and furnishing the county answering point are projected .as follows :

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(d) The annua first: year of operating and

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WORKER'S CO UNEMPLOYMENT COMPEN CONTRACTED SUPPLIES AN

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6 - IMPOSITION F BILLING CONTRACT; ESTABLISHMENT OF SEPA YMENT OF COSTS NOT RECOVERE

a) The impositio on three-cc article one, chapter seven est Virginia Code, a fee $1.85 cents change service line is

costs of the capital sts for the enhanced emerge

telephone system. capital and insta

for the billi C & P Telepho ountain State Telephone compa

ontract referred to in subsec

d in a separate "E-911 Fund

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(d) Notwithstanding

to be recovered through SUC

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The costs associ answering point are

The other cos for as fo11

Section 5 are proposed to be p

ING, GILMER CONTRACT F I

7 - TELEPHO

Upon the adop proposal as a final plan, the term ommunications services and

ephone companies will be iffs on file with and appr

Public Service Commission o the State of West Virginia.

by the Public on for West Virginia, the ru regulations a West Virginia

are proposed to be providin services and E fied in subsection (a) are follows: of West Virginia J

8 - TARIFFS, R ULATIONS, AND LAWS

and superseded by the approved by the Public

Service Comrniaaion of Vest Virginia, the rules, regulations and orders of the Public Service Commission o f West Virginia, and the laws o te o f West Virginia. Such tariffs, rules , regula rs and laws will be deemed incorporated as if fully set out herein.

9 - FILING OF

Upon completion and adoption of the final plan, the Lewis County Commission will send a copy of such plans to the Public Service Commission of West Virginia.

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