The city finds and determines that the control of parties, gatherings
or events on private property is necessary when such continued activity
is determined to be a threat to the peace, health, safety or general
welfare of the public. Police officers have been required to make
several return trips to a location of a party, gathering or event
in order to disperse uncooperative participants. The return of police
officers to a location constitutes a drain of manpower and resources,
often leaving other areas of the city without minimal levels of police
protection. These conditions create a significant hazard to the safety
of the police officers and to the public in general.
(Ord. 200, 1991)
As used in this chapter:
"Cost of second and subsequent responses"
includes the salaries of the police officers, at the salary
then in effect for each classification of each individual officers,
for the amount of time actually spent responding to or remaining at
the party, gathering or event; appropriate overhead; the actual cost
of any medical treatment to injured officers, and the cost of repairing
any damaged city equipment or property. The cost shall not exceed
five hundred dollars for a single incident.
"Party"
includes a gathering or event where a group of persons have
assembled or are assembling on private property for a social occasion
or social activity which may constitute a disturbance of the peace
in violation of California
Penal Code, Section 415.
"Responsible person"
is the person who owns the property where the party, gathering
or event takes place and/or the person in charge of the premises and/or
the person who organized the party, gathering or event. If the person
responsible for the event is a minor, then the parents or guardians
of that minor will jointly and severely be liable for the costs incurred
for second and subsequent city responses.
"Special security assignment"
is the assignment of police officers and services during
a second call to a location after the distribution of a written warning
that the party, gathering or event violates the law.
(Ord. 200, 1991)
The sheriff's captain shall notify the director of finance in
writing, following the rendering of police services, the name and
address of the person responsible for the cost thereof, and such other
information as may be required. The director of finance shall thereafter
cause the appropriate billings to be made.
(Ord. 200, 1991)
Information furnished and served pursuant to this chapter shall
be confidential in character and shall not be subject to the public
inspection and shall be kept so that the contents thereof shall not
be known except to persons charged with the administration of this
chapter or pursuant to a court order.
(Ord. 200, 1991)