Ordinance 3679-19 - Laserfiche WebLink

B. The Chief of Police shall designate an alarm administrator and an alarm officer to carry out the administrative duties and functions described in this Ordinance. C. Monies generated by this Ordinance shall be deposited into the appropriate City fund account. D. The Chief is to review and recommend to the City Council any modification to the fees in this Ordinance. Section 4. License Required. Alarm Company Operator. In addition to any other required City license, an alarm company operator license shall be required for any alarm company to be or become or operate or provide an alarm monitoring service within the jurisdictional limits of the City. This includes any alarm company that monitors alarm systems installed at alarm sites in the jurisdictional limits of the City even if such monitoring is conducted from a location outside the City limits. Such license shall be valid for the calendar year in which it is issued and is not transferrable. Section 5. License Fees. The license fees for Alarm Company Operator are based upon the number of alarm sites monitored by the alarm company at the time the license is applied for, and are hereby fixed as follows: For one to 100 alarm sites: $100 per annum For 101 to 200 alarm sites: $200 per annum For 201 to 500 alarm sites: $400 per annum For 501 or more alarm sites: $500 per annum Section 6. Duties of the alarm user. An alarm user shall: A. Comply with all sections of this Ordinance; B. Maintain the premises and the alarm system in a manner that will reduce or eliminate false alarms, and set any exterior audible alarm so that it will activate for no more than fifteen(15) minutes in case of an alarm activation; C. Provide the alarm company, if used for monitoring, with current contact information and update that information as it changes for a minimum of two individuals, including the alarm user, to act as alarm responders with access to the alarm site,that know the code for arming and disarming the alarm system, that can be contacted for verification of an alarm activation, and that can routinely be available to respond to the alarm site if requested by law enforcement. The contact list should be updated when alarm responders will not be available for extended periods of time such as vacation; D. Only activate the alarm for the occurrence of an event or a reason that the alarm system was intended to report;