Sec. 796.204. - Imposition and collection of fee.

(a) Recurring fee. The telephone company shall bill the 911 emergency telephone system wireline fee to the local exchange subscribers within the County served by the 911 emergency telephone service, on an individual exchange line basis, at the rate set forth in subsection (c) up to the $0.50 per month per line as permitted by F.S. § 365.171(13)(a)(1) (up to a maximum of 25 lines per account bill rendered). This recurring fee shall be subject to the reviews, approvals, notices, accountings, computations and adjustments as required by and set forth in F.S. § 365.171(13). (b) Recurring fee monthly rate/period of collection. On or after October 1, 1993, the recurring fee shall be $0.44. (c) Fee adjustments. Fees may be increased within the allowable limits of F.S. § 365.171(13)(a)(1), for purposes set forth. All current "911" fees shall be reported to the Department within 30 days of the start of the County's fiscal period (October 1). Any fee adjustment shall be reported to the Department and a 90-day written notice, of such fee adjustment, shall be given to the telephone company. (d) Collection of fees. It shall be the duty of the telephone company acting as the fee collecting agency for the City, to collect from the local exchange subscribers for the use of the City, the 911 wireline user fee specified; and, to pay over on or before the twentieth day of each calendar month said fee, less the administrative fee to the County's designated collection point. In the event the twentieth day falls on a Saturday, Sunday or holiday, the time shall be extended additionally to the next business day following the Saturday, Sunday or holiday. The date of receipt of such fees by the City will be the date postmarked by the United States Postal Service, the day received by the County's designated collection point, or if by electronic transfer, the date received by the bank so designated to receive electronic transfers as indicated on the bank statement. (e) Nonpayment by telephone subscribers. The City reserves the right to directly bill the telephone subscriber for 12 months 911 emergency telephone system fee whenever that fee is not paid directly to the telephone company. If the fee remains unpaid for 30 days from the invoice date it will be considered delinquent and the City, through the Office of General Counsel, may file suit to collect delinquent fees. The subscriber shall reimburse the City it for the actual out of-pocket costs of the City, together with reasonable attorney and/or collection agency fees associated with collecting any sums of money that the subscriber is requested to remit to the City pursuant to this Chapter. (Ord. 85-887-484, § 1; Ord. 86-1221-669, § 1; Ord. 88-701-336, § 1; Ord. 89-761-352, § 1; Ord. 90-548-254, § 1; Ord. 91-621-315, § 1; Ord. 92-1082-915, § 1; Ord. 93-1217-773, § 1; Ord. 2000-1186-E, § 1)