Ord 1782 - AMENDING CHAPTER 34 OF THE TOWN CODE RELATING TO SERVICE CHARGE FOR POLICE RESPONSE TO FALSE ALARMS AND MODIFYING THE APPEAL PROCEDUREORDINANCE 1782
AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS AMENDING CHAPTER 34 OF THE
TOWN CODE RELATING TO SERVICE CHARGE FOR POLICE RESPONSE TO
FALSE ALARMS AND MODIFYING THE APPEAL PROCEDURE.
Section 1.
Section 34.20.25 of Article II of Chapter 34 of the Town Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Section 34.20.25 Notice To Owner
Upon receipt of the report desc
cause a written notice to be served
system. The notice shall indicate
premises, and that steps should be
false alarms. The notice also shall
ribed above, the Chief of Police shall
upon the owner of the police alarm
that a false alarm was made from said
taken by the owner to prevent future
state that in the event of three or
more false alarms occurring on the premise within a six month period, an
escalating service charge shall be assessed against the owner.
Section 2.
Section 34.20.40. of Article II of Chapter 34 of the Town Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Section 34.20.40. Appeals
Any person who has been assessed a false alarm service charge has the
right to appeal to the Town Manager (or designate) by filing a Notice of
Appeal with the Town Manager within fifteen days after service of the
Notice of Assessment. Filing a Notice of Appeal shall stay an assessment
until the appeal has been heard by the Manager. The appeal shall be set
for hearing within thirty days from the filing of the Notice of Appeal.
The Town Manager may overrule, affirm or modify the decision of the Chief
of Police.
Section 3.
Section 34.40.10. of Article IV of Chapter 34 of the Town Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Section 34.40.10 False Alarm Charges
There is hereby imposed a service charge upon every owner who reports,
causes to be or permits to be reported, three or more false alarms within
a six month period. Said service charge shall be set by the Town Council
by resolution. A separate charge shall be imposed for each false alarm
beyond two within a six month period.
Section 4.
This ordinance takes effect 30 days after it is adopted. Within 15 days
after this ordinance is adopted the Town Clerk shall cause it to be published
once in a newspaper of general circulation published and circulated in the
Town.
This ordinance was introduced at a regular meeting of the Town
Council of the Town of Los Gatos on February 6 1989 and
adopted at a regular meeting of the Town Council on
February 21 1989, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS Eric D. Carlson, Thomas J. Ferr
Robert L. Hamilton, Brent N. Ve ntura
and Mayor Joanne Benjamin.
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS none
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS none
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS none
SIGNED:
ATTEST: