§5308. Expenditures for nonrecurring costs, training, mobile communications equipment, maintenance and operation of 911 systems.

(a) Expenditures authorized.--During a county's fiscal year, the county may expend the amounts distributed to it from the contribution rate for the nonrecurring costs, training, costs for mobile communications equipment, maintenance and operation of a county 911 system.

(b) Items included in nonrecurring costs, training, mobile communications equipment, maintenance and operation costs.--

(1) Maintenance and operation costs may include telephone company charges, equipment costs or equipment lease charges, repairs, utilities, development and maintenance of a master street address guide, erection of street signs on State and local highways, database maintenance costs, personnel training, salary and benefit costs which are directly related to the provision of 911 services and costs for mobile communications equipment, audit costs and appropriate carryover costs from previous years.

(2) Maintenance and operation costs shall not include any cost necessary to house the 911 system.

(3) No more than 70% of the contribution rate collected during a county's fiscal year may be utilized to fund personnel training, salary and benefit costs.

(c) Limitations on expenditures.--

(1) The agency shall adopt procedures to assure that the total amount collected from the 911 contribution rate shall be expended only for the nonrecurring costs, costs for mobile communications equipment, maintenance and operation of a county 911 system.

(2) Nonrecurring costs shall be amortized over a minimum of three years.

(d) Triennial financial audit.--

(1) The agency shall require a triennial audit of each county's collection and disbursement of contribution rate funds and expenditures for the nonrecurring costs, training, costs for mobile communications equipment, maintenance and operation of 911 systems.

(2) The triennial audit cost shall be paid by the respective county from contribution rate revenues and shall be conducted consistent with guidelines established by the agency.

(e) Public education.--A county may use money received from the imposition of the contribution rate to educate the public on the 911 system. The education may include, but is not limited to, confirming with all residents of the county their actual street addresses.

Notation

Cross References.  Section 5308 is referred to in sections 5305, 5311.4 of this title.