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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1998.03.16 ORD 1998-319CITY 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 response by the City's public safety personnel within one (1) calendar year to a false alarm. (b) The City may collect such fee by whatever means necessary, including the institution of a civil action against the person responsible for the payment of such fee or certifying the fee on the property tax. 37.03 False Alarm Reports. (a) The City Administrator, the Sheriff, the Fire Chief and/or Fire Marshall may require the person in control of the alarm system to submit a written report after any false alarm. The report shall contain information specified by the person making the request. (b) The City Administrator, the Sheriff, the Fire Chief and/or Fire Marshall may excuse false alarms associated with their respective departments when there is evidence that they are the result of an effort or order to upgrade, install, or maintain an alarm system if one (1) or more false alarms result from the same malfunction within a seven (7) day period. 37.04 Audible Alarm Requirements. (a) All audible alarms shall meet the requirements of this Section. (b) Every person maintaining an audible alarm shall post a notice containing the name and telephone number of the persons to be notified to render repairs or service during any hour of the day or night that the alarm sounds. Such notice shall be posted at the main entry to such premises or near the alarm in such a position as to be legible from the ground level adjacent to the building or kept currently corrected on file with the City Administrator, the Sheriff's Office, and/or the Fire Marshal's office. (c) Audible alarms that sound like police and fire sirens are forbidden. (d) Audible alarms shall have an automatic shut-off which will silence the audible alarm within a period not to exceed twenty (20) minutes and such alarms shall not sound for more than twenty (20) minutes during any hour. 37.05 Dishonored Checks. In addition to the requirements of Minnesota Statutes Section 609.535 pertaining to the issuance of dishonored checks, whenever restitution is made by the issuer by means of a dishonored check after service of Notice of Dishonor by the City, an administrative fee, as established by Council resolution, shall be 2 paid to the City of Hugo by cashier's check or money order, made payable to the City of Hugo. 37.06 Effective Date. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and publication according to law. Passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Hugo, Washington County, Minnesota, this 16th day of March, 1998. Attest: IA,x� A-;,� ��� Mary n Creager, Clerk 3 jaron, Mayor 1'R1NT1,,'1i,'S AFFIDAVIT Oh' PUBLICArION AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION STATE OF MINNESOTA) § County of Ramsey ) I, the publisher, or the publisher's designated agent, being duly sworn, on oath state that I am the publisher, or the publisher's designated CITY OF HUGO agent and an employee of the newspaper known as The White Bear The Hugo City Council will hold a public hearing on Monday, March 16, 1998 at 7:05 Press, and that I have full knowledge of the facts which are stated PM, Hugo City Hall, to consider adopting an ordinance establishing Chapter 37 of the city below: Code and authorizing fees for certain false alarm responses made by the City's public (A) The newspaper has complied with all of the requirements constitut- safety personnel. A full and complete copy of the proposed ordinance is on file in the office of ing qualification as a qualified newspaper, as provided by Minnesota the City Clerk. Anyone wishing to comment on this matter will be heard at this time. Statute 331A.02, 331A.07, and other applicable laws, as amended. Mary Ann Creager, City Clerk Published in the White Bear Press March 4, (B) The Printed City of Hugo 1998_ Public Hearing which is attached was cut from the columns of said newspaper, and was printed and published once each week, for 1 successive weeks; it was first published on Wednesday , the4 day of March , 19 98 , and was thereafter printed and published on every to and including , the day of , 19 ; and printed below is a copy of the lower case alphabet from A to Z, both inclusive, which is hereby acknowledged as being the size and kind of type used in the composition and publication of the notice: abcdefghijklmnopgrstuvwxyz BY: PQA ja-j TITLE: Publisher Subscribed and sworn to before me on this 4 day of March 4' ATRICE SCHAFER,' .rL NOTARY PUBLIC - MINNESOTA Notary Public, Ramsey County, Minn. My commission expires January 31, 2000. RATE INFORMATION (1) Lowest classified rate paid by commercial users for comparable space. (2) Maximum rate allowed by law for the above matter. (3) Rate actually charged for the above matter. (Line, word, or inch rate) (Line, word, or inch rate) 5.50/inch (Line, word, or inch rate) 1 11,. M."I�4,AVS AVie IDAV IT OI' PU73LICMION 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 mean- ings 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 unity which plugs directly into a one -hundred -ten volt AC line) arranged to sig- nal 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 prop- erty of another, or damaging the property of another without permission. Criminal activity includes burglary, robbery, assault, theft, dam- age 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 Safetv�el 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 response by the City's public safety personnel within one (1) calendar year to a false alarm. (b) The City may collect such fee by what- ever means necessary, including the institution of a civil action against the person responsible for the payment of such fee or certifying the fee on the property tax. 37.03 False Alarm Reports. (a) The City Administrator, the Sheriff, the Fire Chief and/or Fire Marshall may require the person in control of the alarm system to submit a written report after any false alarm. The report shall contain information specified by the per- son making the request. (b) The City Administrator, the Sheriff, the Fire Chief and/or Fire Marshall may excuse false alarms associated with their respective departments when there is evidence that they are the result of an effort or order to upgrade, install, or maintain an alarm system if one (1) or more false alarms result from the same mal- function within a seven (7) day period. 37.04 Audible Alarm Requirements. (a) All audible alarms shall meet the requirements of this Section. (b) Every person maintaining an audible alarm shall post a notice containing the name and telephone number of the persons to be notified to render repairs or service during any hour of the day or night that the alarm sounds. Such notice shall be posted at the main entry to such premises or near the alarm in such a posi- tion as to be legible from the ground level adja- cent to the building or kept currently corrected on file with the City Administrator, the Sheriff's Office, and/or the Fire Marshal's office. (c) Audible alarms that sound like police and fire sirens are forbidden. (d) Audible alarms shall have an automatic shut-off which will silence the audible alarm within a period not to exceed twenty (20) min- utes and such alarms shall not sound for more than twenty (20) minutes during any hour. 37.05 Dishonored Checks. In addition to the requirements of Minnesota Statutes Section 609.535 pertaining to the issuance of dishonored checks, whenev- er restitution is made by the issuer by means of a dishonored check after service of Notice of Dishonor by the City, an administrative fee, as established by Council resolution, check lobe be to the City of Hugo by order, made payable to the City of Hugo. 37.06 Effective Date. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and publica- tion according to law. Passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Hugo, Washington County, Minnesota, this 16th day of March, 1998. Fran Miron, Mayor Attest 1 Mary Ann Creager, City Clerk Published in the White Bear Press April 1, 1998. AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION STATE OF MINNESOTA) 5 County of Ramsey ) I, the publisher, or the publisher's designated agent, being duly sworn, on oath state that I am the publisher, or the publisher's designated agent and an employee of the newspaper known as The White Bear Press, and that I have full knowledge of the facts which are stated below: (A) The newspaper has complied with all of the requirements constitut- ing qualification as a qualified newspaper, as provided by Minnesota Statute 331A.02, 331A.07, and other applicable laws, as amended. (B) The Printed City of Hugo Ordinance No. 1998-319 which is attached was cut from the columns of said newspaper, and was printed and published once each week, for 1 successive weeks; it was first published on Wednesday , the 1 day of _April , 1928 , and was thereafter printed and published on every to and including , the day of , 19 ; and printed below is a copy of the lower case alphabet from A to Z, both inclusive, which is hereby acknowledged as being the size and kind of type used in the composition and publication of the notice: abcdefg hij klmnopq rstuvwxyz TITLE: Publisher Subscribed and sworn to before me on this 1 day of April _J998 Notary Public, Ramsey County, Minn. My commission expiresJanuary 31, 2000. RATE INFORMATION (1) Lowest classified rate paid by commercial users for comparable space. (2) Maximum rate allowed by law for the above matter. (3) Rate actually charged for the above matter. (Line, word, or inch rate) (Line, word, or inch rate) $ 5.50/inch (Line, word, or inch rate)