(Legislative History: Ordinance No. 85-026, 8/19/85; Ordinance No. 90-017, 10/1/90 (Section 4-6-400); Ordinance No. 92-034, 10/5/92 (Sections 4-6-400 — 4-6-410); Ordinance No. 94-023, 10/3/94 (Sections 4-6-400, 4-6-405))
(a) 
No alarm user shall have or permit more than two false alarms at the same premises within any 90 day period.
(b) 
After the second false alarm at the same premises, the alarm user will be given written notice by mail that any further false alarms within the same time period shall be deemed excessive and a false alarm charge, established by City Council resolution, shall be levied for any such false alarm to which police respond unless no other false alarm occurs for an additional period of 90 days.
(c) 
Alarm users are responsible for the proper maintenance of their alarm systems. Alarm users are also responsible for the proper training of anyone who has access to their alarmed premises.
(d) 
Alarm users shall file an "Emergency Information" form with the Police Department annually and notify the Department immediately upon any changes in the status or their alarm emergency notification information.
(a) 
The amount of any false alarm charge imposed by the provisions of this Chapter shall be deemed a debt to the City.
(b) 
Such charge plus accumulated interest on unpaid accounts past 90 days at the option of the City:
(1) 
Shall constitute an assessment against the alarm user's real property and shall be a lien on the property for the amount thereof, which lien shall continue until the amount thereof, including all interest, is paid or until it is discharged of record;
(2) 
Shall be sent to an outside agency for collection.
During July of each year, the City Manager shall submit to the City Council a report of delinquent false alarm charges. A time, date and place for hearing of the report and any objections or protests thereto shall be fixed by the City Clerk. Not less than 10 days prior to the date of such hearing, the City Manager shall mail written notice thereof to the owner of each of the premises affected thereby, using for this purpose the names and addresses which appear on the last equalized tax assessment roll.
(a) 
At said hearing the City Council shall hear any objections or protests of owners of premises liable to be assessed for delinquent charges. The City Council may make such revisions or corrections to the report as it deems just, after which the report shall be confirmed by resolution. The delinquent charges set forth in the report as confirmed shall constitute special assessments against the respective premises and are a lien on the premises for the amounts of such delinquent charges.
(b) 
Prior to August 10, a certified copy of the confirmed report shall be filed with the County Auditor, who shall enter each assessment on the tax roll against the respective premises. Said assessment shall be collected at the same time and in the same manner as ordinary municipal ad valorem taxes and shall be subject to the same penalties and the same procedure and sale in case of delinquency as provided for such taxes. All laws applicable to the levy, collection and enforcement of municipal ad valorem property taxes shall be applicable to such assessments.
(c) 
The lien created attaches upon recordation of a certified copy of the confirmed report in the office of the County Recorder and shall continue until the charges are fully paid.