(A) Permit. No person, firm, or corporation shall be authorized to have a direct connection to the village facilities for a fire or burglar alarm system within the corporate limits of the village or from any adjoining area, which has entered into a communications services agreement with the village without first obtaining a permit.
(1) The permit application shall be on a form prescribed by the Chief of Police and the Fire Chief. In addition all applicants shall agree as follows:
(a) That the village and the company, if any, under contract or agreement to maintain the receiving alarm equipment within village facilities shall not be held liable for any claimed failure of service or any damage that may result from the installation, maintenance or operation of the alarm system
which is and shall remain entirely the alarm holder's responsibility.
(b) To indemnify, defend and save harmless the village and the company, if any, under contract or agreement to maintain the receiving alarm equipment in the village facilities from all claims, demands, judgments, liability, costs and expenses that may arise, in any way, as a result of the alarm connection to village facilities.
(c) That neither the village nor the company, if any, under contract or agreement to maintain the receiving alarm equipment within village facilities are liable for any costs or expenses of installation, lease, maintenance, service or any other charges or fees for any alarm equipment leased or owned by the applicant.
(2) All applicants must certify that they have alarm system maintenance provided on a 24-hour basis.
(3) All alarm systems which are to be connected to, or, which are presently connected to the municipality shall be subject to inspection for compatibility by the Chief of Police/Fire or his designate.
(B) Equipment. All alarms connected to the village shall conform to all village codes and bear approval from the Underwriters Laboratories, Inc.
(C) Connection and maintenance fee.
(1) An initial one-time fee of $50 for each connection permit shall be paid at the time of application for a connection permit to village facilities.
(2) Schedule of fees:
(a) Village residence:
Yearly charge paid in advance: $144
(b) Village business:
(c) Nonresident: private residence within
the village fire protection district:
(d) Nonresident: business within the
village fire protection district:
(e) After three false/trouble alarms in
a calendar year a $25 fee will be charged
for each subsequent false/trouble alarm
thereafter. All false/trouble alarm
fees are the responsibility of the
alarm holder.
The yearly charge is for each type of alarm.
(D) Issuance. Upon compliance with all requirements of divisions (A) through (C), the Chief of Police and the Fire Chief shall approve said permit and issuance will be through the Building and Zoning Department.
(E) Testing of equipment. No alarm designed to transmit emergency signals directly to the village facilities shall be tested or demonstrated without first having obtained permission from the officer in charge of the police or fire department. Permission is not required to test or demonstrate alarm devices not transmitting emergency signals directly to the police or fire departments unless the messages are to be relayed to the police and fire departments.
(F) Disconnection and reconnection to village facilities.
(1) Causes for disconnection from village facilities:
(b) Twelve false alarms from any one alarm system within a calendar year period shall be cause for the Police or Fire Chief to authorize the disconnection of the alarm system after 30 days written notice.
(c) Three or more trouble indications within a calendar year period shall be cause for the Police or Fire Chief to authorize the disconnection of an alarm system after 30 days written notice.
(d) Any alarm system which continues to transmit a trouble indication for any period for more than 24 hours shall be cause for the Police or Fire Chief to authorize the disconnection of such alarm system, but only after making reasonable efforts to contact the alarm holder.
(e) The alarm holder shall be responsible for any cost or charge arising from any disconnection.
(2) Reconnection to village facilities:
(a) If an alarm system has been disconnected because of nonpayment of any fees or charges, upon payment in full of all outstanding fees and charges the alarm system may be reconnected to village facilities.
(b) If an alarm system has been disconnected because of trouble indications, the alarm holder must submit a written statement indicating that repairs have been made to correct the mechanical/electrical problem in the system. After verification that the system is properly functioning, the alarm system may be reconnected to village facilities.
(c) If an alarm system has been disconnected because of false alarms, the alarm holder must submit a written statement indicating the reasons for the false alarms and stating what measures have been taken to prevent or minimize future false alarms. Upon review of the statement the alarm system may be reconnected at the discretion of the Police or Fire Chief.
(d) The alarm holder shall be responsible for any cost or charge arising from the reconnection.
(Ord. 1991-O-02, passed 1-15-91)