The Board of Trustees is concerned that a large number of audible
burglar, fire, and carbon monoxide alarm signals or signals transmitted
to the Ulster County Emergency 911 Dispatch Center, Town of New Paltz
Police Department and/or other local law enforcement agency from locations
in the Village of New Paltz that are activated automatically as the
result of defective or malfunctioning equipment or caused by the negligence
of the owner or occupant of the premises, to which the Police or Fire
Department is required to respond as the result of the signal and
where an emergency condition is found not to exist, result in an unnecessary
use of the personnel and resources of the Departments.
As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
ALARM SYSTEM
A device or series of devices, including, but not limited
to, devices interconnected with a telephone and/or radio frequency
method such as cellular or private radio signals, which emit or transmit
a remote or local audible, visual or electronic signal indicating
an alarm condition and intended to summon the law enforcement and/or
fire protection and/or medical emergency service and/or emergency
services which perform services in the Village of New Paltz. "Alarm
system" shall not include any personal alarm device nor any vehicle
alarm device unless the vehicle is permanently located at a site where
the device or the devices constituting the alarm system are intended
to summon emergency services.
DISPATCHED
A verbal, electronic, or written communication to law enforcement
or emergency services made through the Ulster County Emergency 911
Dispatch Center, New Paltz Police Department or other local law enforcement
dispatch and caused through an alarm system, which actually causes
a police officer, firefighter (paid or volunteer), ambulance corps
volunteer or employee, rescue squad worker (paid or volunteer), or
auxiliary member of any police or fire department or ambulance corps
or rescue squad to physically leave the premises such person is at
or change directions in their motor vehicle with the plan to respond
(or actually responding) to what is perceived to be an emergency.
EMERGENCY
A.
A need for prompt fire extinguishment or rescue services;
C.
A need for prompt police services due to an impending or actually
occurring trespass, break-in, or robbery; and/or
D.
A circumstance perceived by a human witness or believed by a person based on his or her actual observation or the observation of another human reporting such human's personal, observation, for anything described in Subsection
A,
B or
C.
EMERGENCY SERVICES
A police department, fire department, fire district, fire
company, ambulance corps, or rescue squad.
FALSE ALARM
The activation of an audible alarm system or of a signal
transmitted to the Ulster County Emergency 911 Dispatch Center, Town
of New Paltz Police Department or other local law enforcement agency,
giving notice of fire, unlawful entry, or other damage to or intrusion
upon property where, upon response by the Fire or Police Department,
the condition of fire, unlawful entry, damage, or intrusion upon property
is found not to exist. It shall not be deemed a false alarm where
the system or signal is activated by a natural disaster such as a
hurricane, lightning, thunderstorm, earthquake, or an interruption
in the electrical or telephone services to the premises without the
knowledge or control of the owner or occupant thereof.
LAW ENFORCEMENT
The Town of New Paltz Police Department, Ulster County Sheriff's
Office, New York State Police and other local law enforcement agencies.
Law enforcement shall also include the dispatchers, civilian or otherwise,
who answer the phones at any structure or portion thereof used by
law enforcement to dispatch police officers or emergency services
to potential emergencies.