1. A. The division requires that municipal and county public safety answering points (PSAPs) within their contiguous county boundaries consolidate their 911 call answering and radio dispatch functions within one consolidated PSAP in the county. Only the consolidated PSAP in the county may apply for and receive funding for E911 equipment, equipment maintenance, training reimbursement, trunk and ALI lines; and E911 call taking and mapping equipment from the E911 fund for phase I and phase II enhanced wireless service.
2. B. Albuquerque police department PSAP and Bernalillo county’s PSAP are excluded from 10.6.2.15 NMAC due to the large population served. The department of public safety district PSAPs; and native American pueblos and tribal police and also excluded from 10.6.2.15 NMAC.

3. C. Exceptions to 10.6.2.15 NMAC may be requested in writing with full justification to the division.

   (1) Justification shall include cost considerations, population served, and proximity to the PSAP’s back-up PSAP.

   (2) The division’s decision on granting an exception to 10.6.2.15 NMAC is final and not appealable.

4. D. Municipal and county PSAPs within one county’s contiguous boundaries have one year from May 28, 2004 to develop a consolidation plan and enter into an approved joint powers agreement (JPA) for the consolidation of their E911 call answering and radio dispatch functions within one consolidated PSAP in the county.

   (1) Consolidation plans will be approved / disapproved by the division.

   (2) PSAPs shall consolidate in accordance with the plan, unless granted an exception, as a precondition to applying for and receiving funding for E911 equipment upgrades from the fund.

   (3) If the consolidation plan and JPA requirements are not met, the applicable 911 grant agreement with the PSAPs governing bodies may be terminated in accordance with the terms and conditions of the grant agreement.

5. E. The division will work with municipal and county governments to prepare their consolidation plan in order to meet the requirements identified in this section.

[10.6.2.15 NMAC - Rp, 10.6.2.15 NMAC, 05-15-2006]