§ 90.08 REVOCATION/SUSPENSION OF ALARM USER PERMIT.
   (A)   An alarm user permit may be revoked by the Alarm Administrator under the following circumstances:
      (1)   More than ten false alarms are recorded in a calendar year from any alarm system for which a permit has been issued;
      (2)   Failure to pay false alarm or user permit fees; or
      (3)    Failure to comply with any of the provisions of this chapter within ten days after receiving notification of a violation, in writing, from the Alarm Administrator.
   (B)   The Alarm Administrator shall notify the alarm user by certified mail, return receipt requested, or personal delivery that the village intends to revoke its alarm user permit within 15 days from the date of receipt of the notice. Said notice shall further advise that the alarm user may submit, within ten days of the date of receipt, a written request for review to the Village Administrator, setting forth the reasons that the alarm user permit should not be revoked or other action taken. The submission of the request shall suspend revocation of the alarm user permit.
   (C)   If the alarm user fails to submit a request for review within the stated time period, the Village Administrator shall review the record of the permit and the grounds for revocation and make a determination regarding revocation based upon those records. If revocation is ordered, the Village Administrator shall then issue a written order of revocation, which shall include an explanation of the consequences of revocation. The written order shall be sent to the alarm user by certified mail, return receipt requested, or personal delivery. Revocation shall be effective on the date following review or the original revocation date, whichever is later. If revocation is not ordered, notice to that effect shall be sent in the same manner.
   (D)   If a request for review is submitted within the stated time period, a written notice of the time and place of the review shall be served on the alarm user by the Village Administrator by first class mail or personal delivery at least ten days prior to the date set for the review.
   (E)   At the requested review before the Village Administrator, the Alarm Administrator and the alarm user, or his or her authorized representative, shall have the right to present evidence. Upon completion of the review, the Village Administrator may either enter an order of revocation, withdraw the notice of revocation, suspend the permit until such time that he or she is satisfied that the cause or causes of the false alarms have been eliminated, or take such other action as may be appropriate. The alarm user, who was present or represented at the review, will receive no further notice of revocation. An alarm user having no representation at the review shall be notified by certified mail, return receipt requested, or personal delivery, of the action of the Village Administrator. Revocation shall be effective on the first business day following completion of the review.
   (F)   Any alarm user, whose alarm user permit has been revoked pursuant to this section, shall have the right, within ten days of the determination of revocation, to file a written appeal with the Village Board. No alarm user shall be required to discontinue use of its alarm system prior to the expiration of the ten-day period. The appeal shall set forth the specific grounds on which it is based. The Village Board shall hold a hearing on the appeal within 30 days after its receipt. At the hearing, the appellant or a designated representative shall have the right to present written or oral argument in support of the appeal. The Village Board shall issue its decision within ten days after the hearing, which decision shall be effective upon alarm user’s receipt of notice by certified mail, receipt requested, or personal delivery.
   (G)   Reinstatement of revoked user permit: The alarm user must submit to the Alarm Administrator a new alarm user permit application, payment of past due fees, fines and a reinstatement fee in the amount set forth in Chapter 37, Fees and Fines, along with a written explanation of the action that the alarm user has taken to substantially reduce the likelihood of false alarms. Upon the Alarm Administrator’s determination that the aforementioned conditions have been met, the alarm user permit may be reinstated; provided, however, that no revoked alarm user permit may be reinstated within the six-month period following the effective date of the revocation, unless the Alarm Administrator, in his or her sole and absolute discretion, approves a shorter period. Upon reinstatement, the alarm user shall be in the same position, for purposes of calculating alarm occurrences and services charges, as an alarm user that has received an alarm user permit for the first time.
(1981 Code, § 15.06) (Ord. 96-18, passed 9-3-1996; Am. Ord. 20-20, passed 5-18-2020)