Sec. 2-501. - Radio system fees.
Sec. 2-502. - Automatic notification fee.
Sec. 2-504. - Fee for economic analysis review studies requested by outside agencies.
Secs. 2-505—2-525. - Reserved.
Sec. 2-501. - Radio system fees.
The following fees [are imposed] for third party outside agencies. For purposes of this section, outside agencies shall be any entity using the public safety radio system other than the city or the County of Bexar.
(1)
Autonomous public safety dispatch access for third party outside agencies as follows.
Monthly subscriber fee, per radio .....$18.00
Annual talk group fee, per dedicated talk group .....500.00
Explanation: Used by third party outside agencies, that maintain their own autonomous PSAP/Dispatch Center. Access to the Simulcast System provided. Access to level 1 sites contingent on demonstrated and justifiable public safety requirement. Radio operating procedures must be approved by the JOC and conform to standards used by city and/or county primary user agencies. Dedicated, internal groups will be allocated by the JOC to support the outside agency's operational requirements. Interoperability hailing groups and common groups provided.
(2)
Autonomous local government dispatch access for third party outside agencies as follows:
Monthly subscriber fee, per radio .....$18.00
Annual talk group fee, per dedicated talk group .....500.00
Explanation: Used by third party outside agencies that desire to use the radio system to support internal, autonomous local government (public works, animal control, etc.) operations. Access to the Simulcast System provided. Access to level 1 sites contingent on demonstrated and justifiable operational requirements and agency business plan. Radio operating procedures must be approved by the JOC and conform to standards used by city and/or county primary user agencies. Dedicated internal groups will be allocated by the JOC to support the third party outside agency's operational requirements. Interoperability hailing groups and common groups provided.
(3)
Sponsored public safety dispatch access for third party outside agencies as follows:
Monthly subscriber fee, per radio .....$18.00
Explanation: Used by third party outside agencies that do not have their own dispatch operations and rely on a sponsoring agency to provide dispatch services. Dispatch services may include operational dispatching of response units and/or requesting criminal justice information. Access to the simulcast system and level 1 sites provided. Radio operating procedures conform to standards used by the sponsoring agency. Third party outside agencies use primary dispatch groups and do not normally have access to dedicated groups. One (1) dedicated group to support internal tactical/special operations may be requested. Interoperability hailing groups and common groups provided.
(4)
PSAP/dispatch center access for third party outside agencies as follows:
Annual subscriber fee, per radio .....$12.00
Explanation: Used by third party outside agencies for interoperability purposes only. Limited to control stations. Transmit capabilities restricted to Simulcast System only. May include primary dispatch groups and/or open groups consistent with the jurisdictional location of the PSAP/dispatch center. Interoperability hailing groups and common groups provided. Designed for PSAP to PSAP communications. Plain language will be used to facilitate efficient and effective communications.
(5)
Interagency access for third party outside agencies as follows:
Annual subscriber fee, per radio .....$12.00
Explanation: Used by third party outside agencies for interoperability purposes only. May include receive only primary dispatch groups consistent with the jurisdictional location of the third party outside agency. Interoperability hailing groups and common groups provided. Designed for critical incident/emergency management situations. Plain language will be used to facilitate efficient and effective communications.
(6)
Critical incident support user for third party outside agencies as follows:
JOC fee, annually per radio .....$12.00
Explanation: Used by third party outside agencies solely to support ongoing critical incidents. Cannot be used for normal day-to-day operations or normal interoperability purposes. When not in use, radios must be physically secured. Storage in command and control trailers and tactical communications trailers are typical examples. Must meet very restrictive JOC guidelines.
(Ord. No. 99748, § 2, 9-16-04; Ord. No. 2008-06-12-0533, § 2, 6-12-08)
Sec. 2-502. - Automatic notification fee.
The following fees are imposed for automatic inspection notification:
(1)
Commercial building permit, per permit .....$20.00
(2)
Residential building permit, per permit .....10.00
(3)
Electrical permit, per permit .....5.00
(4)
Mechanical permit, per permit .....5.00
(5)
Plumbing, per permit .....5.00
(6)
Event notification .....1.00
Explanation: An optional service through which automated email and/or text message notification would be sent to developers and contractors when particular events have occurred.
(Ord. No. 99748, § 3, 9-16-04; Ord. No. 2010-09-16-0791, § 1(Att. G), 9-16-10)
Editor's note—
Ord. No. 2008-04-17-0318, § 2, adopted April 17, 2008, repealed § 2-503 in its entirety, which pertained to the internet convenience fee, and derived from Ord. No. 99748, § 5, adopted September 16, 2004.
Sec. 2-504. - Fee for economic analysis review studies requested by outside agencies.
There is hereby approved a fee of one hundred dollars ($100.00) per hour to be charged by the economic development department for all economic analysis studies performed by city personnel for outside agencies.
(Ord. No. 2007-09-13-0973E, § 1, 9-13-07)
Editor's note—
Ord. No. 2007-09-13-0973E, § 1, adopted September 13, 2007, did not specify manner of inclusion; hence, inclusion as § 2-504 is at the discretion of the editor.