(A) All alarm device users shall be charged a fee by the city, for all false alarms to which the Police and Fire Departments respond during each 12-month period commencing July 1 of each year, according to the following schedule:
Alarm | Fee |
First | $0 |
Second | $0 |
Third | $0 |
Fourth | $60 |
Fifth | $60 |
Sixth and subsequent alarms | $120 |
(B) To the extent possible, the causes of all false alarms shall be determined by the responding emergency personnel. False alarms that are determined to have not been caused by the alarm device users’ malfunctioning equipment, facility deficiency and/or employee error shall not be counted as billable alarms. Non-billable alarm causes include, but are not limited to, severe weather, nearby construction and power outages.
(C) An alarm agent in the city shall maintain a list of all false alarms of each subscriber and provide the City Treasurer with the list for billing by July 15 of each year. If not paid within 30 days after billed, the subscriber shall be removed from the service by the alarm agent at the agent’s expense.
(1980 Code, § 19.313) (Ord. 9079, passed 7-17-2006; Ord. 9329, passed 3-19-2018) Penalty, see §
121.99