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(B) An alarm user, whose alarm system has resulted in the reporting of four (4) or more false alarms because of the operation of a fire alarm, shall be charged the following user fees: (1) If four (4) through six (6) false alarms relating to the operation of a fire alarm have been reported in any calendar year, commencing January 1, 1990, the user fee shall be Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00) for each such false alarm. (2) If more than six (6) false alarms relating to the operation of a fire alarm have been reported in any calendar year, commencing January 1, 1990, the user fee shall be Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for each such false alarm. 816.050. NOTICE. Upon notice of the first false alarm report for a particular alarm system, the City Clerk shall, by certified mail, notify the alarm user that a false alarm has been reported. The notice shall include a copy of the City's false alarm regulations. Upon receipt of the second and subsequent false alarm reports for a particular alarm system, the City Clerk shall, by certified mail, notify the alarm user that, within ten (10) days of the date of the City's notice, the appropriate user fee must be paid to the City finance department or the alarm user must file a written notice of appeal with the City Clerk. 816.060. APPEAL. User fees which have been appealed shall be reviewed by the City Council. The alarm user shall be invited to appear before the City Council. If the alarm user is not present when the Council reviews the appeal, the City Clerk shall notify the alarm user, by certified mail, of the result of the Council's review. User fees, as determined by the City Council, shall be paid within ten (10) days of the date of the City's notice of the Council's determination. 816.070. COLLECTION OF DELINQUENT FEES. All delinquent charges for user fees shall be certified by the City Clerk to the Ramsey County Department of Property Taxation for collection with taxes due against the property on which the alarm system is located. This certification process shall occur annually on or before October 10 of each year. 816.080. EXCESSIVE ALARM REPORT. When the operation of an alarm system has resulted in twelve (12) or more false alarms within 365 days, the City Clerk shall request the alarm user to provide the City with a written report indicating the actions taken or to be taken by the alarm user to discover and eliminate the cause of the false alarms. Failure to submit the written report within the time limits provided by the City Clerk shall be considered a violation of this Ordinance. Page 135 Page 12