All connections to the central answering point shall be subject to the following:
(A) Permit. No person shall hereafter be authorized to have direct connection to the central answering point for a burglar alarm within the corporate limits of the town, or from financial institutions outside the town limits, without first obtaining a permit from the police.
(1) The permit application shall be on a form prescribed by the police.
(2) All applicants for a permit shall agree as follows:
(a) The applicant and his delegate are solely responsible for the alarm device of the alarm holder, including any liability directly or indirectly connected with the use or non-use of all the alarm devices of the alarm holder;
(b) The applicant shall indemnify, defend and hold free and harmless the Town, the police and the alarm agent from any and all claims, demands, judgments, liabilities, costs or expenses that may arise, directly or indirectly, as a result of any connection to the central answering point.
(c) That neither the town, the police, nor the alarm agent are liable for any costs or expenses of installation, lease, maintenance, service or any other charges or fees for any alarm device or equipment leased or owned by the applicant.
(B) Equipment. All alarm devices hereafter connected to the monitoring equipment shall be compatible with such monitoring equipment and shall conform to the most recent specifications of the American National Standards Institute, or equivalent specifications of an approved rating bureau.
(C) Connection and maintenance fees. The following connection fees shall be chargeable against an alarm holder:
(1) An initial fee of $90 for each direct connection shall be paid by the alarm holder to the alarm agent at the time of connection to the central answering point. An alarm holder having more than one type of alarm device shall require a separate connection to the central answering point for each alarm device that it to be so connected and, shall require separate permits. Connections in effect as of September 1, 1989 are exempt from this fee.
(2) A monthly maintenance fee shall be paid by the alarm holder to the alarm agent in the amount of $9, as long as the alarm holder has an alarm device connected to the central answering point.
(3) A fee of $10 shall be paid by the applicant to the police with each application made for connection of an alarm device to the central answering point.
(D) Testing of equipment. No alarm device connected to the central point shall be tested or demonstrated without first having obtained permission from the Town Marshal or his delegate.
(Ord. 1989-9, passed 10-23-89)