[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of Trustees of the
Village of Slinger as Secs. 3.06 and 5.06 of the former Municipal
Code; amended in its entirety at time of adoption of Code (see Ch.
1, General Provisions, Art. II). Subsequent amendments noted where
applicable.]
A.
Alarm.
(1)
Any device which, when actuated by a criminal act or other emergency
requiring police response, transmits a signal to a central alarm system
or produces an audible or visible signal designed to notify persons
within audible or visual range of signal.
(2)
Alarm connections and monitoring will be done by the Washington County
Sheriff's Department Dispatch Center. Alarm requirements will
follow the requirements set forth by the Sheriff's Department.
(3)
An annual registration fee will be set and billed by the Sheriff's
Department.
B.
False/malfunctioning alarm. A signal from an alarm system resulting
in a response by the Police Department when an emergency situation
did not exist.
(1)
The Sheriff's Department will annually supply the Slinger Police
Department with a list of the false/malfunctioning alarms that the
Department responded to.
(2)
The Slinger Police Department will bill annually for false/malfunctioning
alarm responses within the Village limits per the Village's fee schedule.
(3)
The Slinger Police Department will keep written records of all false/malfunctioning
alarm responses the Police Department handles. Charges for false/malfunctioning
alarms responded to by the Slinger Police Department shall be billed
to the owner and, if not timely paid, shall be placed on the tax roll
pursuant to the provisions of § 66.0627, Wis. Stats.
A.
Special charge. The owner of the property in which a fire alarm has
been installed shall be subject to a special charge per the Village
fee schedule for the fourth false alarm and each one thereafter in
a twelve-month period. Any such special charge may be waived by the
Fire Chief if the owner can show that the false alarm was not the
result of the negligence of the owner or the installation and/or maintenance
of the alarm system.
