Any governing body authorized to impose a service surcharge may enter into an agreement directly with a service supplier of 911 service or may contract and cooperate with any public safety agency, with other states or their political subdivisions, or with any association or corporation for the administration of 911 service as provided by law.

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Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 86-440

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Governing body: means the county board, the city council of a city, the board of trustees of a village, or the board of directors of any rural or suburban fire protection district. See Nebraska Statutes 86-426
  • Public safety agency: means an agency which actually provides firefighting, law enforcement, ambulance, emergency medical, or other emergency services. See Nebraska Statutes 86-430
  • Service supplier: means any person providing 911 service in this state. See Nebraska Statutes 86-432
  • Service surcharge: means a charge set by a governing body and assessed on each telephone number or functional equivalent of service users whose primary place of use is within the governing body's designated 911 service area, with the exception of those service users served by wireless carriers as defined in section 86-456 and those service users who have no access to 911 service. See Nebraska Statutes 86-433