Any alarmed premises which has ten or more false alarms within a calendar year shall result in revocation of the alarm user permit. If village records show ten or more false alarms within a calendar year for any alarmed premises, the alarm permit shall be revoked and the user shall be subject to the following procedures:
(A) The Alarm System Coordinator shall notify the alarm user by certified mail or personal delivery, that their alarm permit shall be revoked 30 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery. The alarm user shall have 14 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to submit a written report to the Alarm System Coordinator describing actions taken, or to be taken to identify and eliminate the cause of the false alarms, and to request that their Alarm Users Permit be reinstated.
(B) If the alarm user submits a report requesting reinstatement of their alarm users permit, the Alarm System Coordinator shall determine if the action taken or to be taken will substantially reduce the likelihood of false alarms. If the Alarm System Coordinator determines that the action will substantially reduce the likelihood of false alarms, he shall notify the alarm user via certified mail or personal delivery that the request to reinstate the Alarm User's Permit has been approved.
(C) If the alarm user's permit is reinstated, and the Police Department responds to a subsequent false alarm activation in the same calendar year at the protected premises, the Alarm System Coordinator shall proceed with the permit revocation process again as described in this section. The alarm user shall also be assessed a fine of $750 for each subsequent false alarm through the remainder of the calendar year.
(D) If the Alarm System Coordinator determines that the action taken, or to be taken, will not substantially reduce the likelihood of false alarms, the request for reinstatement shall be denied. The Alarm System Coordinator shall give notice by certified mail or personal delivery to the user that the permit will be revoked without further notice.
(E) An alarm user whose permit has been revoked by the Alarm System Coordinator may, within 14 days of receipt of the notice of revocation, appeal this decision by filing a written request for a review meeting with the Chief of Police.
(F) If a review meeting with the Chief of Police is requested, written notice of the time and place of the review meeting will be served on the alarm user by the Chief of Police by certified mail or personal delivery within 14 days of the request by the alarm user.
(G) The Alarm System Coordinator and the alarm user shall have the right to present written and oral evidence, subject to the right of cross-examination by both parties.
(H) If the Chief of Police determines that the user has not taken action which substantially reduces the likelihood of false alarms, the Chief of Police shall issue written findings to the effect and an order denying reinstatement of the alarm user's permit.
(I) If the Chief of Police determines that the alarm user has taken action which substantially reduces the likelihood of false alarms, the Chief of Police shall issue written findings to the effect and an order approving reinstatement of the alarm users permit.
(J) If the alarm user's permit is reinstated, pursuant to the proceeding subdivision (9), and the Police Department responds to a subsequent false alarm activation in a calendar year at the protected premises, the Alarm System Coordinator shall proceed with the permit revocation process again as described in § 97.11. The alarm user shall also be assessed a fine in the amount of $750 for each subsequent false alarm activation through the remainder of the calendar year. If the alarm user's request for reinstatement of their alarm permit has been denied by the Chief of Police, the alarm user may within 14 days of receipt of notice of revocation, appeal this decision by filing a written request for a review meeting with the President of Itasca.
(K) If the President of Itasca determines that the user has not taken action that would substantially reduce the likelihood of false alarms, the President of Itasca shall issue written findings to that effect and an order denying reinstatement of the alarm user's permit. The decision of the President of Itasca shall be final.
(L) If the President of Itasca determines that the alarm user has taken action which substantially reduces the likelihood of false alarms, the President of Itasca shall issue written findings to that effect and an order approving reinstatement of the alarm user's permit.
(M) If the alarm user's permit is reinstated pursuant to the preceding division (L), and the Police Department responds to a subsequent false alarm activation in the same calendar year at the protected premises, the Alarm System Coordinator shall proceed with the permit revocation process again as described in § 97.11. The alarm user shall also be assessed a fine in the amount of $750 for each subsequent false alarm activation through the remainder of the calendar year.
(Ord. 993-98, passed 6-2-98; Am. Ord. 1038-99, passed 10-19-99)