Ordinance 1094 - Establish Fees for Monitoring Burglar & Fire AlarmsORDINANCE NO. 1094 ,
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING FEES FOR MONTTORTNG BURGLARY & FIRE ALARMS
BY THE POLICE & FIRE DEPARTMENT AND IMPOSING A PENALTY FOR FALSE
ALARMS.
WHEREAS, the City of Kalispell has for a period of several years
monitored fire and burglary alarm systems through the Police and Fire
Departments, and
WHEREAS, there are currently approximately thirty individuals,
businesses and organizations utilizing City facilities for monitoring
alarms, and
WHEREAS, the City responds to, but does not monitor, other alarms
throughout the City, that are operated by private answering services,
and
WHEREAS, City Police and Fire Officers must respond to alarms and
often respond to false alarms, and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Kalispell desires that
the City must be compensated for. monitoring alarms, and responding to
false alarms.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
KALISPELL AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That there is established a monthly monitoring
fee to be imposed on individuals utilizing City facilities
for monitoring robbery, burglary and fire alarms of Eight
Dollars ($8.00) per month.
SECTION II. The Police Chief, Fire Chief and City Clerk -
Treasurer shall be responsible to establish the administrative
procedure necessary to collect said fee.
SECTION III. There is further hereby established a fee for
responding to alarms which prove to be false, of $25.00, to
be imposed at the direction of the Po Lire Chief and -Fire
Chief, provided that there shall be no charge for responding
to the first three false alarms in any calendar year beginning
January 1, 1987.
SECTION IV. Governmental offices utilizing City monitoring
and responding services shall be excluded from the fees
established by the City under this Ordinance.
SECTION V. This Ordinance shall take effect 30 days from
and after its passage by the City Council and approval by
the Mayor.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND APPROVED BY THE MAYOR THIS 2nd
DAY OF MARCH, 1987.
John E Kenne y Jr., Mayor
ATTEST: i
I, Don Halver, City Clerk of the City of Kalispell, Montana, do
the day of , 1987, the attached ordinance passed the first read-
ing and the second reading will be held on the day of ,
City Clerk -Treasurer
hereby certify that on
1987.
City Clerk of the City of Kalispell, MT