Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following terms, phrases and words shall have the meaning given herein. When not inconsistent with the context, words used in the present tense include the future, words in the plural number include the singular number, and words in the singular number include the plural number. The word "shall" is always mandatory and not merely directory.
(a) "City" means the City of Charles Town.
(b) "Council" means the City Council of the City of Charles Town.
(c) "City Manager" means the City Manager of the City of Charles Town.
(d) "False alarm" means any alarm signal or message initiated and transmitted through an alarm system to the Jefferson County Central Dispatch office soliciting response by the Police Department when the factual necessity for such response does not if fact exist, however caused, excepting by acts of God.
(e) "Monitoring system" means the intrusion alarm monitoring or receiving system at the Jefferson County Central Dispatch office.
(f) "Person" means nay person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, company or organization of any kind.
(g) "Regulations" means such regulations promulgated by the City Manager necessary to carry out the provisions and intent of this article.
(h) "Subscriber" means any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, company, political subdivision, taxing authority or organization of any kind, having a protective alarm system or company which is connected to or notifies the monitoring system at the Jefferson County Central Dispatch office.
Fees for False Alarms. Fees for false alarms and the actions available to the City to reduce false alarms shall be as follows:
Number of False Alarms During any Calendar Month | Fee/Action |
One | |
Two through five | $20.00 per occurrence. |
Six through ten | $100.00 per occurrence; the City Manager may require the subscriber to provide certification from the vendor or installer of the subscriber's equipment that the equipment is in good working order and/or certification that the subscriber has taken the necessary action to prevent reoccurrence if the false alarm was caused by human error. |
Eleven or more | $200.00 per occurrence; the City Manager may require disconnection of the subscriber's equipment from the monitoring system and may permit the reconnection of the equipment only upon presentation of satisfactory proof that the subscriber has taken necessary corrective action to prevent an excessive number of false alarms from occurring in the future. |
(Ord. 2022-010. Passed 11-7-22.)