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• There are exceptions for false alarms that include severe weather induced alarms, actual <br />criminal activity, power outages or the alarm is cancelled before police units are <br />dispatched. <br />• The alartn registration holder is allowed six (6) false alarms in a 12 month period not <br />including any of the excepted false alarms. <br />• Upon the sixth false alarm response, the alarm site is declared a nuisance alarm and the <br />alarm registration holder is notified of the designation. <br />• A response fee of $75.00 is charged for the sixth alarm and for each alarm thereafter <br />until the total number of false alarm responses reaches ten. <br />• Upon the tenth total false alarm response, or if the alarm registration holder fails to pay <br />any of the response fees, the alarm registration holder is in violation of the alarm <br />ordinance. <br />BUDGET: There will be additional work for the department if this ordinance is amended. We <br />are hoping that the consequences of allowing multiple false alarms will limit the number of <br />alarm sites that the department has to contend with by use of this ordinance. The ordinance asks <br />that any fees generated from this ordinance be deposited in a line item in the department for <br />personnel costs. These additional duties will be absorbed by existing personnel. <br />RECOMMENDATION: A motion to amend the ordinance as presented to the council is <br />recommended. <br />147 <br />