HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 1799BILL NO. 29
ORDINANCE NO. 1799
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF
CALDWELL, STATE OF IDAHO, BY DELETING AND ADDING CERTAIN
LANGUAGE IN SECTION 1, CHAPTER 22, TITLE IV PERTAINING TO
DEFINITION AND ADDING NEW SECTIONS 8, 9, 10, AND 11 OF
CHAPTER 22, TITLE IV PERTAINING TO EXTERIOR ALARMS, DIALER
ALARM, TESTING AND ALARM MONITORING EQUIPMENT IN DISPATCH
CENTER: REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES, RESOLUTIONS, ORDERS OR
PARTS THEREOF IN CONFLICT HEREWITH.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CALDWELL, COUNTY OF CANYON, STATE OF IDAHO:
Section 1. That Section 1, Chapter 22, Title IV of the
Municipal Code of the City of Caldwell, Canyon County, Idaho, be
amended as follows:
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4 -22 -1: DEFINITIONS: The followin words and terms, when
used in this ordinance shal have the followin meanings unless
the context clearly indicates otherwise.
ALARM BUSINESS: The business of any individual
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partnership, corporation, or other entity involv the sell ing,
leasing, maintaining, servicing, repairing, altering, replacing,
mov ing, or insta of a_X alarm system or causing to be sold,
l eased, maintained, serviced, repaired, al tered, rep moved,
or instal any alarm system in or on a� building, structure or
facility.
ALARM USER: The person, fi part association,
corp oration, company, or organization of apy kind which uses an
alarm s yste m to protect its premises, regardless of wheth it
owns or leases the system.
ALARM SYSTE An assembl of equipment and de vices arranged
to send a signa to a remote recei station to make known the
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occurrence of an attempted robbery or an unauthorized intrusion,
a fir or medical problem reguiring urgent attention and to
which the Police or Fire Department are expected to respond.
FALSE ALARM: The occurrence of an alarm in an a larm system
for any reason other than an unauthorized intrusion, medical
emergency, fire or attempted robbery.
Section 2. That Sections 8, 9, 10, and 11 be added to
Chapter 22, Title IV as follows:
4 -22 -8: EXTERIOR ALARMS: Local exterior alarms, whether
instal by an alarm business or not, shal not have an audib
sound that lasts for a ep riod exceeding 15 minutes.
4 -22 -9: DIALER ALARM No person shal interconnect any
automatic telephone dialing devic to a Police Department's
primary te lephone trunkline. Such de vices may be interconnected
to a central station, an answering service or other appropriate
l ocation. Rel aying messages so recei to the Police Department
shall only be done person to person on the tel ephone l ine.
4- 22 -10: TESTING:
1. No alarm system designed to transmit emergency
messa2es d to the Police Department
shal be tested or demonstrated without first
notifying the Police /Fire Dispatch Center.
2. No alarm system rel ayed through intermediate
services to the Police Depart shall be
tested to determine Police response with out
first noti the Police /Fire Dispatch
Center.
4- 22 -11: ALARM MONITORING EQUIPMENT IN DISPATCH CENTER:
The Dispatch Center of the Police Department handl all calls
for the Police Department. To l imit confusion and in order to
deve a system that is beneficia to all parties concerned, the
City will limit the alarm receiving equipment (monitors) to one
alarm business having equipment in the Dispatch Center. To
ensure that an equitabl procedure is enacted for selecting which
alarm business shal have equipment in the Dispatch Center, the
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Cif will enter into a franchise agree ment with one alarm
business. The contract between the City and the alarm business
will be bid every three years and the terms for said agreement
will be included as part of the bid process. Said agreement
shall cover monitoring fees, maintenance agreement and other
terms that will allow the system to work to the benefit of all
parties concerned
Section 3. All Ordinances or parts of Ordinances
inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed.
Section 4. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect
from and after its passage, approval and publication according to
law.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CALDWELL THIS
6th DAY OF February 1989.
APPROVED BY THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CALDWELL THIS 6th DAY
OF February . 1989.
Mayor
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ATTEST:
City Clerk
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