(a) The City may subscribe to one or more telephone lines for burglar alarms or for similar purposes. When any line is designated as provided for the above, persons may, upon proper applications and compliance with applicable laws, be granted a permit to install a device or devices which automatically select the designated telephone line with the purpose of playing a recorded message or to otherwise report an intrusion or other emergency.
The permit fee shall be established by the Mayor in such amount as to reimburse the City for the cost of any telephone lines dedicated to automatic dialing devices. Such fee shall be revised at the beginning of each fiscal year to reflect the most recent cost experience.
(b) No person shall use or cause to be used any telephone device or telephone attachment that automatically selects any telephone line allocated by the telephone company to the City or any of its departments or divisions without notification of the Chief of Police.
(c) In the event that police numbers are changed or an alarm line is designated all automatic dialing devices shall be reprogrammed to use the designated telephone line within ten days of notification of the designation by the Mayor. Additionally, the message format must be approved by the Chief of Police prior to inter-connection.
(Ord. 125-79. Passed 10-8-79.)