HB707 Alabama 2010 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Gerald H. AllenSenator

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2010

Title

Tuscaloosa Co., countywide E-911 communications district, direct dispatch of E-911 calls, const. amend.

Summary

Proposes a constitutional amendment to keep a single countywide E-911 district in Tuscaloosa County and require centralized direct dispatch of all E-911 calls.

What This Bill Does

If passed, the amendment would make the Tuscaloosa County E-911 district the sole E-911 provider in the county and require all calls to be routed to a central public safety answering point for direct dispatch to responders. It would establish a centrally located dispatch site and require the costs of locating it to be shared equally by the City of Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, and the City of Northport. It would require the district to begin direct dispatch within 120 days after ratification and be operated under existing Alabama law, with an election held at the first general election after the act’s effective date to approve the amendment.

Who It Affects

• Residents of Tuscaloosa County – their 911 calls would be routed to a centralized countywide dispatch center for direct dispatch to appropriate emergency responders.
• City of Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, and City of Northport – must participate in and fund the centralized dispatch site and govern the sole E-911 district in the county.

Key Provisions

• Keeps Tuscaloosa County as the sole E-911 district in the county.
• Requires all E-911 calls to be routed to a central public safety answering point and dispatched directly by that center.
• Requires a centrally located dispatch site with costs shared equally among the City of Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, and the City of Northport.
• The district shall operate under Chapter 98 of Title 11, Code of Alabama 1975.
• Direct dispatch must begin no later than 120 days after ratification.
• An election to ratify the constitutional amendment shall be held at the first general election following the act’s effective date.

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Subjects

Tuscaloosa County