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B. RCW 38.52.540(3) provides that the State E911 Coordinator is "authorized to enter into statewide agreements to improve the efficiency of enhanced 911 services for all counties and shall specify by rule the additional purposes for which moneys , If avanable, may be expended from this aooount"; C. RCW 38.52.545 provides that IIl n specifying rules definlhg the purposes for which available state enhanced 911 may be expended, the state enhanced 911 coordinator, with the advice and assistance of the enhanced 9·11 adv.isory committee , must consider base needs of Individual counties for specific assistance. Priorities for available enhanced 911 funding are as follows: (1) To assure that 911 dialing Is operational statewide; (2) To assist counties· as necessary to assure that they call achieve a basic service level for 911 operations; and (3) To assist counties as practicable to acquire item s of a capital nature appropriate to modernize 911 systems and increase 911 effectiveness": D. WAC 118-66-020 reiterates the E911 funding purposes and priorities established by the legislature; E. WAC 118-66-040 describes County eligibility for funding; and F. WAC 118-66-050 lists expenses that "may be eligible for reimbursement. .. based on a reasonable prioritization by the state E911 coordinator" and "in accordance with the pu rpos es and priorities established by statute and regulation". V. THE PARTIES AGREE THAT THE FOLLOWING ELIGIBLE EXPENSES AND PRIORITIES ARE ESTABLISHED IN CONTRACT: A. Consistent with the statutes and regulations cited , this contract provides reimbursement solely for certain approved eligible expenses described in WAC 118-66-050 incurred by the COUNTY, In support 'of E911 calls originating In the county, Including eligible expenses In the follOWing prioritization: (1) E911 statewide dialing, (2) E911 basic service, and (3) capital Items. This qontract contains one category of eligible expenses: Equipment as desorlbed below: !. Equipment expenses are only reimbursed pursuant to this contract. Equipment expenses consist of statewide dialing, basic serv,loe, and oapltal items listed In WAC 118-66 and defined In the E911 Policies and set out in Section Vii 0 of this contract. Equipment funding is only available when the COUNTY has: a. Imposed the maximum county enhanced 9-1-1 tax allowed under RCW 82.14B.030(1) and RCW 82. 14B.030(2); b. Expended its local revenue on eligible E911 expenses and needs additional reimbursement assistance to meet Its eligible operational expenses. c. Eligible enhanced 9-1-1 expenses as described in WAC 118-66-040. d. A 911 system that Is completely enhanced for wireline and wireless E911 services. B. Expenses. i. General Reimbursement Requirements for COUNTYs: a. Reimbursement will be made, contingent upon funding availability, only for eligible approved expenses identified In RCW 38.52.545 and WAC 118-66"06 0; b. Approved eligible expenses will be reimbursed at amounts not to exceed limits established in E911 Policy, see Section VII D of this contract; C. In the event available funding will not cover all contract eligible amounts, individual line items will be funded In full or not at all; d. Fun.ding is for primary Public Safety Answering Po ints (PSAP) only. unless otherwise specified i.h applicable DEPARTMENT policy, see Section VII D of this contract ; il. Ineligible Items: Expenses not listed In WAC 118-66-050(1), (2) and/or (3), and not directly associated with the eqUipment of the E911 system are not eligible for state financial assistance or reimbursement under this contract. E911 County EQUIPMENT Contract Page 2 of 16 Kittitas County. E 16-216