A. Notification. Each subscriber must provide to the City of Grand Island on a form provided by the Communications Division of the Emergency Management Department the name, address, and telephone number of the subscriber and of the vendor, if any, with whom the subscriber has contracted for maintenance of the alarm system. Each subscriber shall also provide the City with the names, addresses, and phone numbers of those persons (not less than two) who can be contacted 24 hours a day and seven days a week to turn off or deactivate an alarm system. It shall be the obligation of the subscriber to keep this information current and correct through supplementary notifications filed from time to time on the same form.
B. Designated Telephone Lines. No person shall use or cause to be used an alarm system or device of any kind that automatically dials or calls any telephone line of the offices of the City of Grand Island or any department or division thereof except such telephone line or lines as may be designed by the Communications Division of the Emergency Management Department of the City for the specific purpose of receiving signals from alarm systems.
C. Automatic Dialing or Calling Devices. Alarm systems that automatically dial or call a telephone line designated by the Communications Division of the Emergency Management Department shall comply with the following requirements:
1. Total length of the recorded message being transmitted to the Communications Division of the Emergency Management Department (including repetition of message) shall not exceed 30 seconds duration.
2. The recorded message transmitted shall be repeated not less than two nor more than three times.
3. The recorded message being transmitted shall incorporate language specifically identifying the message as a "recording" with the balance of the message identifying by street number and street name the location of the emergency and the nature of the event which caused the alarm system to activate. If the location of the event signaled by the alarm system is in a multi-family building or a multi-unit office or commercial building, the message shall also identify by number and by floor the particular dwelling unit, office unit, or commercial unit in which the event occurred.
4. The recorded message being transmitted to the department shall be appropriate for the purpose for which the alarm system was installed, and the message in its entirety shall be intelligible and spoken in the English language.
5. The City of Grand Island's cost of providing monitoring and telephone lines designated for alarm systems that use automatic dialing or calling devices, including any re-occurring fees charged, shall be paid in advance each year to this City by the subscribers. The fee shall be in accordance with the City of Grand Island Fee Schedule. If payment is not received within thirty days after billing, the system must be disconnected immediately in the manner described in §3-5(C).
D. Digital Alarm Systems. Subscribers to alarm systems that automatically transmit digital data via common telephone line to a receiving unit located at the Communications Center shall pay a digital alarm system monitoring fee, in advance, in accordance with the City of Grand Island Fee Schedule.
E. Supervised (Dedicated Line) Alarm Systems. Subscribers that automatically transmit alarm conditions via dedicated telephone line to a receiving unit at the Communications Center shall pay a supervised (dedicated line) alarm system monitoring fee, in advance, in accordance with the City of Grand Island Fee Schedule.
F. Video (Live) Alarm Systems. Subscribers that transmit continuous video to a receiving unit at the Communications Center for the purpose of monitoring a premise shall pay a video (live) alarm system monitoring fee, in advance, in accordance with the City of Grand Island Fee Schedule.
(Amended by Ordinance No. 9037, effective 04-12-2006)