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3�C Background Informatiou Regarding Orange County Communications Center's Relationship with Public/Private Alarms In 1977, Orange County implemented a county-wide 911 Emergency Communica- tiou Center. The Center began operating out of the old Police Station in Chapel Hill. At that time, the Town of Chapel Hill Dispatchers were monitoring Fire and Burglar alarms for the town. Carrboro and the Orange County Sheriff's Office were also monitoring similar alarms. The Town of Chapel Hill had .consolidated all alarms through a written agreement with Alarms & Protective System, Inc.(APS). This agreement would allow the consumer to purchase alarm equipment of various types. The consumer would lease a dedicated pair of lines from the phone company, which APS would connect to its monitoring equip- ment in the Dispatch Center. The cost to the customer by APS would be a $60 connections fee and $48 annually thereafter. It-was-the responsibility of the Dispatchers to monitor the Alarm Panel on a twenty-four hour basis, dis- patch the appropriate agency upon receiving an alarm and report daily any mal- functions to APS. No charge was made by the Town of Chapel Hill for this service. It was the responsibility of APS to correct any problems with the equipment and coordinate with the customer for repair of alarms.or defective phone circuits. When all communications equipment was turned over to Orange County and county dispatchers became responsible for communications on a county-wide basis, alarms from the Town of Carrboro and the4Orange County Sheriff's Office were moved to the County Communications Center and connected to the existing monitoring panel by APS. Orange County Communications has continued to monitor and accept new alarms as before, continuing the same service for all of Orange County. In addition to dedicated alarms, The Communications Center provides a private telephone line for residential dialer alarms. With