[Adopted 3-17-1999 by Ord. No. 1999-1
(Sec. 2.04 of the 1995 Code)]
It shall be the responsibility of all businesses, establishments, corporations,
partnerships, entities, firms, concerns, or other groups that maintain alarm
systems within the Township of Cinnaminson, to provide current information
to the Cinnaminson Township Police Department, which information shall consist
of the names and telephone numbers of responsible persons who may be contacted
to respond in case of emergency or who are authorized to provide service to
the alarm system. Such persons are to be available for calls on a twenty-four-hour
basis. This information is to be filed with the Police Department when the
alarm system is initially placed into service for new systems installed after
the passage of this article, or within 30 days of the effective date of this
article, for systems existing prior to the effective date of this article,
and is to be revised immediately whenever changes to such information is necessary.
The Chief of Police of the Township of Cinnaminson is required to maintain
reasonable records of number of false alarms within the aforementioned period(s).
For first occurrence violations, the Chief shall provide notification of payment
due. A subscriber will have 30 days in which to make a full payment.
The original cost and cost of maintenance of the system shall be on
the business, establishment, corporation, partnership, entity, firm, concern,
or other group owning the burglar or fire alarm systems.
Each present user and any future applicant for such service shall execute
and deliver to the Township of Cinnaminson an agreement releasing and saving
harmless the Township from any responsibility if any such alarm fails to operate,
or if a call is not answered promptly by the Police Department due to insufficiency
of personnel on duty at the time such alarm is received.