(A) It shall be unlawful for any alarm company or other person or entity to sell, offer for sale, install, maintain, lease, operate or assist in the operation of an alarm system containing an automatic telephone dialing device over any telephone lines exclusively used by the public directly to request emergency service from the Fort Wayne Police Department, the Fort Wayne Fire Department, or the Consolidated Communications Partnership.
(B) The Fort Wayne Police Chief, the Fort Wayne Fire Chief or the Executive Director of the Consolidated Communications Partnership, or their respective designees, upon receiving knowledge of an alarm system containing an automatic telephone dialing system installed or operated in violation of this section shall order in writing the owner, operator or lessee to disconnect and cease operation of such alarm system within 72 hours of receipt of the order.
(C) Any alarm system containing an automatic telephone dialing device installed prior to the effective date of this chapter shall be removed within 30 days of the effective date of this chapter.
(D) Penalty for violation of this chapter. Any alarm user, alarm company or other person or entity violating this section shall be guilty of an infraction and subject to a minimum fine of $200 for each offense and up to the maximum fine allowed by law. Said fine or penalty when collected shall be deposited into the general fund of the City of Fort Wayne.
(E) Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this section is intended to prohibit the direct connection between the local banking institutions and the Consolidated Communications Partnership up to and including July 31, 1998, however, after July 31, 1998, the City of Fort Wayne will no longer monitor alarm systems for banking institutions and therefore automatic telephone dialing devices or any device being used by banking institutions to connect directly to the Consolidated Communications Partnership or any City of Fort Wayne Department shall be prohibited.
(Ord. G-2-15, passed 4-14-15)