2003-09-08 Regular Meeting, Public Hearing and Workshop Meeting

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e e 1. The city may refuse to permit or revoke a permit for an ala.rri1 system for the following reasons: (a) The applicant or permit holder has failed to make payment in full to the city of any service fees assessed pursuant to this chapter within sixty (60) days of the date the city has made notification of service fees owed by way of the permit holders water bill notice or other means. (b) The alarm system of the applicant or permit holder has or is of the type that has had a history of unreliability. For purposes of this chapter, an alarm system shall be presumed to be unreliable if the applicant or permit holder accrues more than ten (10) false alarms during a twelve month period, excluding any false alarms which may have formed the basis for a prior revocation during th~t same twelve month period. In the event a permit is issued or reinstated despite such presumption of unreliability, revocation shall occur if the permit holder accrues more than three (3) false alarms from the date of reinstatement. (c) The city chief of police and or the city fire chief may establish additional standards to determine reliability or unreliability of alarm systems as may be needed. .2. Procedure- refusal to permit or reyocation. (a) There shall be no refusal, termination, revocation or failure to r~new a permit for an alarm system except as set forth herein. The city shall give at least thirty. days notice prior to reyoking, failing to renew or otherwise terminating a permit during which time a request for a hearing may be made. . With respect to an application for a permit which the city refuses to permit, the applicant shall be giyen at least 30 days within which to request a hearing regarding such determination by the city to refuse to permit. The notice of refusal to permit or notice of revocation shall specify the reason therefore. If a hearing is requested, the permit holder or applicant shall be advised as to the date, time and place of such hearing. The hearing shall be before the. city Director of Finance or designee. The permit holder or applicant may appear in person or be represented by counsel, may present testimony and may cross- examine all witnesses. 3. All hearings shall be conducted under rules consistent with the nature of the proceedings, provided that the following rules shall apply to such hearings: a. All parties shall haye the right to representation by a licensed attorney although an attorney is not required; b. Each party may present witnesses in their own behalf; c. Each party has the right to cross-examine all witnesses;