(A) If, within a calendar year, the Town Police Department or the Town Fire Department responds to 6 alarms at the same premises or location where no evidence indicates that a fire occurred, smoke was present, or an unauthorized entry, robbery, or other crime was committed or attempted, the Chief of Police (in circumstances involving burglary and robbery alarms) or the Fire Chief (in circumstances involving fire or smoke alarms) shall send a letter to the alarm user informing him or her of the alarm activations and responses encouraging the review or repair of the alarm system and notifying the alarm owner that, upon the next alarm, they will be charged a response reimbursement fee.
(B) Within the calendar year, if the Town Police Department responds to a seventh or subsequent alarm at the same premises or location where no evidence indicates that an unauthorized entry, robbery, or other crime was committed or attempted, the alarm user shall reimburse the Town for the cost of responding, at a flat rate of $50 for each response over 6.
(C) Within the calendar year, if the Town Fire Department responds to a seventh or subsequent alarm at the same premises or location where no evidence indicates that a fire occurred or smoke is present, the alarm user shall reimburse the Town for the cost of responding, at a flat rate of $125 for each response over 6.
(D) The alarm user or his or her representative shall reset an alarm system when notified by the Town Police Department that the alarm has activated. When an alarm sounds continuously for a period of 60 minutes from the time officers or firefighters respond to the alarm, due to the failure of the alarm user or his or her representative to reset the alarm, every subsequent 60 minute period or portion thereof that the alarm continues to sound shall be deemed a separate alarm. The alarm user shall reimburse the Town at a flat rate of $50 for any 24 hour period.
(E) It is the intent of this chapter that the date of the first response to an alarm user shall become the anniversary date for any 12 month period calculated herein, and upon each anniversary date that alarm user's number of responses shall be reduced to 0.
(1989 Code, § 102.06) (Ord. 164, passed 2-13-1990)