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1 ORDINANCE NO. f�6S=8cz, 2 AN ORDINANCE amending Ordinance No. 494-78 in prescribing an 3 increase in fees relating to false alarms. 4 5 6 WHEREAS, there has been an increase in false alarms relating to burglaries 7 and/or robberies to which the Everett Police Department must respond on an 8 emergency basis; and 9 WHEREAS, there is a substantial cost involved in responding to said alarms; 10 NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY OF EVERETT DOES ORDAIN: 11 Section 1: Section 3 of Ordinance No. 494-78 which reads as follows: 12 A. For the purposes of this section, the term "false alarm" shall mean 13 the activation of a burglary and/or robbery alarm by other than forced entry or attempted forced entry to the premises at a time 14 when no burglary or robbery is being committed or attempted on the premises. 15 B. For a police response to any false alarm, the Chief of Police shall 16 charge and collect from the person having or maintaining such burglary and/or robbery alarm on premises owned or occupied by 17 him, fees as follows: 18 1. For a repsonse to premises at which no other false alarm has occurred within the preceding six (6) month period, herein- 19 after referred to as a "first response," no fee shall be charged, but the person having or maintaining such burglary 20 and/or robbery alarm, shall within three (3) working days after notice to do so, make a written report to the Chief of 21 Police, or his designee, on forms prescribed by him, setting forth the cause of such false alarm, the corrective action 22 taken, whether such alarm has been inspected by an authorized serviceman, and such other information as the 23 Chief of Police or his designee may reasonably require to determine the cause of such false alarm and corrective 24 action necessary. 25 2. For the second response to premises within six (6) months after a first response, no fee shall be charged, but a written 26 report shall be required as for a first response and the Chief of Police or his designee shall be authorized to inspect or 27 cause to be inspected the alarm system at such premises, prescribe necessary corrective action, and shall give notice 28 to the person having or maintaining such alarm system of the conditions and requirements of this section. 29 3. For a third response to premises within six months of the 30 last response, a fee of Twenty-Five Dollars ($25) shall be charged, and if such third false alarm or any such 31 succeeding false alarm is as a result of failure to take necessary corrective action prescribed by the Chief of 32