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THE CORPORATION OF THE COUNTY OF ESSEX <br />BY -LAW NUMBER 3141 <br />A BY -LAW TO AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION OF A <br />JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT FOR PARTICIPATION <br />IN THE 9 -1 -1 EMERGENCY TELEPHONE SYSTEM. <br />WHEREAS the municipalities of The County of Essex deem it to be necessary and <br />proper to provide a 9 -1 -1 Emergency Telephone Reporting System to the residents <br />of Essex County; <br />AND WHEREAS the Canadian Radio-Television Telecommunications <br />Commissioner (CRTC) has approved Bell Canada's proposal of a subscriber <br />billing system where the costs of developing, deploying and maintaining the <br />dedicated network providing access to 9 -1 -1 services will be charged to telephone <br />subscribers at a rate of thirty -two (32) cents per month per telephone subscriber; <br />AND WHEREAS it is appropriate, as part of the implementation of the system, <br />that a Joint Powers Agreement among the various parties affected by the system <br />be authorized; <br />AND WHEREAS the Joint Powers Agreement shall authorize the Corporation of <br />the County of Essex to execute on behalf of the municipalities of Essex County, <br />the Public Emergency Reporting Services Agreement and the Bell Neutral Power <br />Service Agreement with Bell Canada. <br />NOW THEREFORE THE COUNCIL OF THE CORPORATION OF THE COUNTY <br />OF ESSEX HEREBY ENACTS AS FOLLOWS: <br />1. THAT the Warden and Clerk be and they are hereby authorized to <br />execute the Joint Powers Agreement, a copy of which is attached <br />hereto, and affix the Corporate Seal thereto. <br />2. THAT this By -law shall come into force and take effect on <br />the 19 t day of October , 1994. <br />