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<br />ATTACHMENT B <br /> <br />EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS <br /> <br />EXTENSION OF THE 9-1-1 TAX <br /> <br />Objective: Extend the sunset of the 9-1-1 Emergency Communications Tax which is <br /> due to expire at the end of 2007. Support legislation to make this tax <br /> Permanent and index it to the Consumer Price Index every five years. <br /> <br />Issue: During one of the 2002 special sessions, the legislature extended the 9-1-1 <br />tax to 2007. Receipts from this surcharge represent X percent of our <br />emergency communication’s operating budget and if allowed to expire, <br />would result in a budget reduction of $X.X million. If the surcharge is not <br />extended or made permanent the result will be that the level of service <br />currently provided to the citizens of Lane County will be seriously <br />compromised. <br /> <br /> <br />