HB389 Summary

• One or more counties may establish a radio/alert notification communications district by resolution, which shall be a public authority and political subdivision of the state.

• District governance requires a board of directors with minimum of 8 members appointed from system user disciplines, with multi-county districts providing 4 appointments per participating county and members serving staggered terms of 2, 3, and 4 years.

• The board may employ staff, acquire property and equipment, construct and maintain radio/alert systems, issue bonds (maturing within 30 years), establish committees, and assess reasonable fees on system users to recover operational and capital costs.

• Capital and operating costs shall be equally shared among all users of the shared radio/alert notification communications system.

• Any entity providing emergency response for fire, medical, or law enforcement purposes in a county with a radio/alert notification communications district may elect not to participate in the system.