(a) Upon receipt of any false alarm report from the Mayor or his or her designee the alarm user may elect to respond, in writing, to explain the actual cause of such alarm. Such response must be made to the Mayor or his or her designee within ten days from the date of receipt of the false alarm report. If the Mayor or his or her designee upholds the false alarm determination, the alarm user will have thirty days from the date of notification in which to request an appeal.
(b) The Safety Committee shall be appointed by the Mayor or his or her designee to hear appeals from the alarm user as to whether or not the alarm system in question activated a false alarm as determined by the police officer or firefighter at the scene of such activated alarm.
(c) At the hearing, which must be concluded within fifteen days from the date the request for the hearing is required, the alarm user shall have the right to present evidence and testimony.
(d) The Safety Committee shall make a decision whether to uphold or disallow the false alarm report and will notify the alarm user and the Mayor or his or her designee of its decision within ten days from the date the hearing is concluded.
(Ord. 1156. Passed 4-3-89; Ord. 1883. Passed 9-6-22.)