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CITY OF HUGO WASHINGTON COUNTY, MINNESOTA ORDINANCE 1998-319 AN ORDINANCE FOR THE CITY OF HUGO, WASHINGTON COUNTY, MINNESOTA, ESTABLISHING CHAPTER 37 OF THE CITY CODE AND AUTHORIZING FEES FOR CERTAIN FALSE ALARM RESPONSES MADE BY THE CITY'S PUBLIC SAFETY PERSONNEL The City Council of the City of Hugo, Washington County, Minnesota, does hereby ordain as follows: 37.01 Definitions. The following words, terms, and phrases, when used in this Section, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this Section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning. (a) Alarm System means an assembly of equipment and devices (or a single device such as a solid state unit which plugs directly into a one -hundred -ten volt AC line) arranged to signal the presence of a hazard requiring urgent attention and to which public safety personnel are expected to respond. (b) Audible Alarm means a device designed for the detection of unauthorized entry on premises, and which, when actuated, generates an audible sound on or near the premises. (c) Criminal Activity means entrance upon or into the property of another, taking the property of another, or damaging the property of another without permission. Criminal activity includes burglary, robbery, assault, theft, damage to property, or other crimes as defined by State law. (d) False Alarm means any alarm system triggered by some reason other than the activity the alarm is designed to detect. It does not include activation of the alarm by acts of God or by utility company power outages. (e) Public Safety Personnel means any law enforcement officer, fire department member, emergency medical response personnel, or other individuals responding in the aid of public safety or rescue. 37.02 Response to False Alarms. (a) A fee, as established by Council Resolution, shall be paid to the City for the fourth response and each subsequent