Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 19, March 20, 2024
(1) The joint 911
service board shall be responsible for developing a 911 service plan as
required by Iowa Code section 34A.3 and as set forth in these rules. The plan
will remain the property of the joint 911 service board. Each joint 911 service
board shall coordinate planning with each contiguous joint 911 service board. A
copy of the plan and any modifications and addenda shall be submitted to:
a. The homeland security and emergency
management department.
b. All
public and private safety agencies serving the 911 service area.
c. All providers affected by the 911 service
plan.
(2) The 911 service
plan shall, at a minimum, encompass the entire county, unless a waiver is
granted by the director. Each plan shall include:
a. The mailing address of the joint 911
service board.
b. A list of voting
members on the joint 911 service board.
c. A list of nonvoting members on the joint
911 service board.
d. The name of
the chairperson and of the vice chairperson of the joint 911 service
board.
e. A geographical
description of the 911 service area.
f. A list of all public and private safety
agencies within the 911 service area.
g. The number of public safety answering
points within the 911 service area.
h. A statement of recurring and nonrecurring
costs to be incurred by the joint 911 service board. These costs shall be
limited to costs directly attributable to the provision of 911
service.
i. The total number of
telephone access lines by a telephone company or companies having points of
presence within the 911 service area and the number of this total that is
exempt from surcharge collection as provided in rule 605-10.9 (34A) and Iowa
Code section 34A.7(3).
j. If
applicable, a schedule for implementation of the plan throughout the 911
service area. A joint 911 service board may decide not to implement 911
service.
k. The total property
valuation in the 911 service area.
l. Maps of the 911 service area showing
boundaries for all of the law enforcement agencies, firefighting districts, and
ambulance and emergency medical service areas, and the location of each PSAP
within the service area shall be uploaded and maintained within the program's
online NG911 GIS database.
m. A
plan to migrate to an internet protocol-enabled next generation
network.
(3) All plan
modifications and addenda shall be filed with, reviewed, and approved by the
911 program manager.
(4) The 911
program manager shall base acceptance of the plan upon compliance with the
provisions of Iowa Code chapter 34A and the rules herein.
(5) The 911 program manager will notify in
writing, within 20 days of review, the chairperson of the joint 911 service
board of the approval or disapproval of the plan.
a. If the plan is disapproved, the joint 911
service board will have 90 days from receipt of notice to submit
revisions/addenda.
b. Notice for
disapproved plans will contain the reasons for disapproval.
c. The 911 program manager will notify the
chairperson, in writing within 20 days of review, of the approval or
disapproval of the revisions.
