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i ~ PROPOSED BURGLARY AIVD ROBBERY ALARPI DRD I IVANGE Background l:n 19£39, the f_a F'orte police department responded to 1~':f~9 alarms that were determined to be false with a five ye~.ar iC ) 7vewrage of 1?99. The cost of respandi ng to these false alarms was estimated at x'41 , c_?7c~? for which „ little bene•f i t i s der- i ved . Purpose "('he proposed alarm ordinG-tnce places responsibility on the alarm user. Alarm users are !-field r-espor•!si bl e far ensuri rig tl-!at •l:.hei r alarm systems are wE=1 1 maintained and suited for thei r particular location. 't:ts purpose is not to penali.~e any b~.!siness ar resident for !.!sing a1 arms, b!..!•t on 1 y to ensure that alarm !_lsers r-ecogn i w e •k-.he responsibilities that arise with the use of electror!ic alarm systems. The ordinance provides a penalty for- •those ~.!sers that wa. 1 1 not ar_cept r-esponsi bi 1 i ty far cant i nt.!ous false si gna'1 s emitted by their devices. -f"he proposed a1 arm ardi nanc;e removes the cost of false alarm response Pram the genet-al i~.a,; paying public and places i t on th~:~ Gal arm u~•>er. Results ~itaff e>;pects to scae a si.;ty to seventy ~?ercent tt~c~? to 7c"?"/i drop i n the number of false alarms i n •tl-!e first year of enactment . f~:epai r- of f a!..!1 ty al armt•~ wi. 1 1 increase ar-d emp 1 ayees wi 1 1 k:?e h7etter- •tr-ai r7ed i n ar-mi ng and disarming the establ i. shed alarms. F'ol i ce respanse t i. mes to other ma j ar cal 1 r; wi 1 1. i mr.~rave with less time spent r-es~:?onding •t_a false :~~l.arms. In Summary ~°alse alarms create a rJangerous environment that threai:.en citi;~ertr.~ t.~nd officers e~.!ch time one is activated. ~• C::ompl acent respan=_se t?y the officer wha h~-ts respanded to the same alarm on numero!..!s occassi ans. •~• L~ancler• tc-? the publ. i c by rapidly responding patrol. car•~> r~oi r7~.~ to the scene raf an a'1 attn. 'fhe propo=led ardi Hance wi 1 1 give !.!s tl-!e 1 ever•age necessary to rni ti c-iate these potenti <al ha~.ards. That 1 everage i s rautl i ned i ri 1~he fallawir•!g e.;ec•u~k:ive sr.!mmary.