City staff flag attorney-general concerns about 9-1-1 fee allocations

Rob explained he learned of an attorney-general opinion that could limit the city's ability to pay higher or additional communications fees to include city police on shared systems. "The attorney general's opinion raises concern over the legality of the city paying a higher or additional fee for the inclusion of the city police departments in communication systems," Rob said, noting the opinion calls for fees to be applied equally.

Rob said he shared the analysis with the city attorney and with Star, the 9-1-1 representative, and recommended the commission seek LEC counsel input before committing funds. Commissioners discussed whether administrative dispatching and non-9-1-1 calls are being double-charged under current arrangements; Star provided call-volume data to help weigh the question.