(a) Whenever an alarm issues as a result of improper installation or improper maintenance, the alarm issuer may be assessed a Fifty Dollars ($50.00) penalty per piece of responding firefighting apparatus for each faulty and/or false alarm recorded within any calendar year after the occurrence of the second faulty and/or false alarm requiring Fire Department response. Said penalty shall be paid by the alarm user to the City of Greenwood Controller's Office who shall deposit the funds in the Non-Reverting Fire Safety Fund.
(b) If the above fine is not paid within thirty (30) days of its due date, then in addition to said penalty, there shall be a late fee of Twenty-Five and no/100 Dollars ($25.00).
(c) The enforcing authority for this Section shall be the City of Greenwood Fire Department, the Controller, and Corporation Counsel.
(d) Any alarm company, alarm user, or any other individual or party affected by and subject to a fine under this Section shall have the right to appeal the fines and penalties to the Board of Public Works and Safety by requesting such an appeal in writing within thirty (30) days of the issuance of the fine. Parties must be notified of this right to appeal at the time the fine is issued.
(e) The Board of Public Works and Safety shall have the discretion to waive such fines when in its sole discretion it determines it is in the best interest of justice and the public interest.