Advisory Committee
The State E911 Advisory Committee advises and assists the state E911 Coordinator in coordinating and facilitating the operation of E911 throughout the state by:
- participating in collective efforts to set uniform national and state standards for enhanced 911 services with agencies and regulators; and, by
- developing recommendations for actions to be taken by the State E911 Program through assignment of tasks to committees or work groups. By Laws
The member’s position is to serve the public and more specifically the group the Advisory Committee member represents by keeping that group informed of Committee activities as well as gathering information from the represented party for the Committee. The work of the E911 Advisory Committee is laid out through the year 2010 in its Strategic Plan.
2008 E911 Revenue Study
In the fall of 2008, R .L. Kimball and Associates were scheduled to complete a revenue study on the funding required to implement Next Generation 911 (NG911). Highlights of the study were:
- The cost of operating the 911 system in Washington State was $176 million, of which the state 911 tax paid 10%, the local 911 taxes paid 26% and local non-911 funds paid 64%.
- The cost to transition to NG911 would be approximately $58.7 million over a three year period.
- Three funding options were available to cover the transition to NG911:
- Have the legislature deduct $58.7 million to upgrade to NG911.
- Maintain the current funding ratios by increasing the local tax from $.20/device to $.25/device and increasing the local tax from $.50/device to $.65/device.
- Have the state and local 911 taxes fully fund all 911 costs by increasing the state tax to $.25/device and the local tax to $1.75/device.
The complete report can be viewed here Kimball and Associates Final Report.
For more information, contact the E911 Program Administrator.