Robinson, 082019 ALAGO, AGO 2019-43

• Case Date: August 20, 2019
• Court: Alabama

Honorable Amanda Robinson, Director AGO 2019-43 No. 2019-043 Alabama Attorney General Opinion State of Alabama Office of the Attorney General August 20, 2019          Honorable Amanda Robinson. Director          Coosa County Emergency Communications District          Post Office Box 156          Rockford, Alabama 35136          Emergency Management Communications - Districts - E-911 Boards -Ambulance Service - Office Space          The Coosa County E-911 Board is not authorized to provide administrative office space for use by a commercial ambulance company that is providing services in the county or make modifications to its office building on behalf of the company.          Dear Ms. Robinson:          This opinion of the Attorney General is issued in response to your request on behalf of the Coosa County Emergency Communications District.          QUESTION          May the Coosa County Emergency Communications District provide administrative office space for use by a commercial ambulance company that is providing services in the county and make modifications to its office building on behalf of the company?          FACTS AND ANALYSIS          Your request states that the Coosa County Emergency Communications District has been asked to provide administrative office space for a private ambulance service that provides services in the county and to renovate its office building on behalf of the company. You question whether these actions fall within the authority of a communications district under sections 11-98-1, et seq., of the Code of Alabama. Ala. Code §§ 11-98-1 to 11-98-15 (2008 & Supp. 2015).          Sections 11-98-l(a)(5) and 11-98-2 provide that the governing body of any municipality or county may create a communications district, otherwise known as an E-911 board, as a political subdivision of the state. The purpose of the E-911 board statutes is to "establish the number 911 as the primary emergency telephone number for use in communications districts created in municipalities or counties." Ala. Code §...