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PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA REQUEST
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Sponsor:
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Board of Supervisors Meeting Date: |
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Public
Safety Committee |
December 9, 2004 |
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Staff
Lead: |
Department: |
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Paul S. McCulla, County Attorney |
County Attorney |
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Topic:
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An Ordinance Amending Fauquier
County Code Section 8-32 to Increase the E-911 Levy from
$2.00 to $3.00 Per Month Per Access Line and to Exempt from
Payment of the Tax Any Subscriber to Individual Telephone
Service Who Resides in a Nursing Home or Similar Adult Care
Facility |
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Topic
Description: |
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The proposed Ordinance amending Fauquier
County Code Section 8-32 to increase the E-911 levy from
$2.00 to $3.00 per month per access line and to exempt from
payment of the tax any subscriber to individual telephone
service who resides in a nursing home of similar adult care
facility. According to Timothy McMenamin, Director of the
Warrenton-Fauquier Joint Communications Center, a $1.00
increase in the E-911 tax would raise an additional $153,873
for FY 2006. The Code of Virginia requires that these funds
be used for the operation and maintenance of the County’s
E-911 system and may not be used for general county
purposes. |
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Requested Action of the Board of Supervisors: |
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Conduct a public
hearing and consider adoption of the
attached Ordinance. |
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Financial Impacts Analysis: |
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Increase in tax would cost each telephone
consumer an additional $12.00 annually per
telephone line and would generate $153,873 in
additional tax revenues for FY2006. Following
is a summary of financial impacts on the
Warrenton-Fauquier Joint Communications Center (WFJCC)
budget:
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Total Verizon Phone
Lines |
39,230 |
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Total Tax ($3.00) |
$3.00 |
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Monthly total
Received |
$117,690.00 |
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Total Months In
Year |
12 |
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Total Tax per Year |
$1,412,280.00 |
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Reduction of 3%
administrative fees |
$42,368 |
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Reduction of tax by
administrative fees |
$1,369,911.60 |
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Plus Other Phone
Carrier Taxes |
$29,692.00 |
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Plus Wireline
Revenue |
$47,820.00 |
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Plus Street Sign
Revenue |
$2,000.00 |
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Plus Comp Board
Revenue |
$104,053.00 |
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Overall Total
Revenue |
$1,553,476.60 |
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Identify
any other Departments, Organizations or Individuals that
would be affected by this request: |
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Warrenton-Fauquier Joint Communications
Center |