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COUNCIL COMMUNICATION FORM II� <br /> Decatur Fire Department Memorandum <br /> 04-14 <br />, September 13, 2004 �, <br /> TO: Honorable Mayor Osborne and City Council I, <br /> FROM: Steve Garman, City Manager I' <br /> Mark Barthelemy, Police Chief �� I', <br /> Leslie A. Albert, Sr., Fire Chief o�2Q, <br /> SUBJECT: Citv Code Chapter 45 - Alarm S stv ems <br /> SUMMARY RECOMMENDATION: Police and Fire recommend the adoption of the City <br /> Code Chapter 45 - Alarm Systems. <br /> BACKGROIJND: Chapter 45 - Alarm Systems has been updated to reflect both <br /> Police and Fire alarm systems and issues. The changes give city staff better control and guidance <br /> when working with this chapter. An additional change is the charge for false alarms. Previously, <br /> after 3 alarms in a 12-month period, individuals were charged$30. This code had been in affect <br /> for many years and does not reflect the true cost and expense involved with responding to these <br /> false alanns. With the proposed changes, after 3 false alanns in a calendar year the user of the <br /> alarm system shall pay the City a response charge of$100 per response for residential premises. <br /> For a commerical or industrial premises, after 4 false alarms in a calendar year, the city shall be <br /> paid an amount of$500 per response. <br /> POTENTIAL OBJECTION: Local Business Owners <br /> INPUT FROM OTHER SOURCES: None <br /> STAFF REFERENCE: Les Albert, Fire Chief <br /> Mark Barthlemy, Police Chief <br /> BUDGET/TIME None <br /> IMPLICATIONS: <br />