The police department of the city shall make space available
in the dispatching office for the installation of a signal panel to
receive burglar and fire alarm signals from various business places
in the city. The panel installed shall conform to such size specifications
as determined by the chief of police, and shall be installed without
cost to the city.
(1999 Code, sec. 4.301)
Subject to the conditions stated in this article, any business in the city shall be entitled to install an alarm signal in such panel upon the payment of an annual rental in the amount set forth in the fee schedule in appendix A of this code, paid in advance. Failure to pay such annual rental as due shall entitle the city to discontinue the service to such business place and remove the signal device from the panel.
(1999 Code, sec. 4.302)
Any business within the city is entitled to install signal devices
in the panel at the sole cost of such business place. It shall be
the duty and responsibility of the business user of such equipment
to maintain such equipment in a good and sufficient operating condition.
If any signal equipment shall fail to operate properly, or if it shall
break or become inoperative, such signal device may be disconnected
or removed from the circuit until the equipment is repaired and placed
in proper condition.
(1999 Code, sec. 4.303)
(a)
The
above-mentioned service is being offered by the city to the business
places in the city and under such conditions that any business place
owner, office, or manager shall execute a full release of liability
in favor of the city, agreeing to hold the city harmless from any
claims, demands, loss or damages arising out of the use of such equipment,
or the quality or condition thereof.
(b)
Sample
“Release of Liability”:
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RELEASE OF LIABILITY
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The undersigned, a business within the City of Katy, Texas,
knows that the receiving equipment for the alarm system has been installed
in the dispatching office of the Police Department of the City of
Katy, Texas, and the undersigned hereby acknowledges that the City
of Katy, Texas, is serving freely as an accommodation service to the
undersigned; and that the City of Katy, Texas, shall never in any
way be morally, financially or legally obligated to the undersigned
for the operation of such system. The undersigned agrees to hold the
City of Katy, Texas, harmless from any claims, demands, losses, or
damages arising out of the operation of the system for the undersigned,
and the City of Katy, Texas, is to be free from any and all liability
of any type or description resulting from the operation of such system.
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Executed this the _____ day of _________, 20___.
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BY:
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ITS:
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BUSINESS ADDRESS:
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BUSINESS PHONE:
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NOTIFY IN CASE OF EMERGENCY:
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NAME:
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ADDRESS:
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PHONE:
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(1999 Code, sec. 4.304)
