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. . ,~,rdcn Hills Council 2 September 28, 1992 J>UBLIC G..Ql1l1.ENTS There Here no public comrnents. UNFINISHED AND NEW BUSINESS CONSIDERATION TO INITIATE ON-SITE FALSE ALARM NOTICE clerk Administrator Person reported that the City of North Oaks requested that Ramsey county Sheriff's Office begin a pl'ocedure of placing a notice on site, in an inconspicuous location, after responding to a false residential alarm, in an eff ort to notify the homeowner that a false alarm and emergency response took place. She added that Ramsey County Sheriff's Office has now offered that ser-vice, at no additional charge, to the City of Arden Hills. Councilmember Malone commented that it would be beneficial to the homeowner to be notified of the incident so the resident is aware and can take necessary corrective action. MOTION: Malone moved, seconded by Growe, to direct the clerk . Administrator to notify Ramsey County Sheriff's Office to immediately institute the on-site false alarm notification procedure in the City of Arden Hill s. Motion carried unanimously (4-0). PROCES~LXPR APPEAL OF FALSE ALARM FINE Clerk Administrator Person explained that the current ordinance allows the City to impose a $50 fine to a resident after their residence has had four false residential alarms. She added that in imposing a fine recently, the resident involved requested an appeal, however. the ordinance does not provide for an appeal process. She stated that there may be times when the false alarm situations are beyond the owner's control (such as a power failure) and perhaps an appeal process could help resolve that type of situation. Acting Mayor Mahowald asked how best to address this issue. Attorney Filla stated that there can be an informal policy established or the ordinance. can be amended to allow for a specific appeal procedure to be administered either by the Clerk Administrator or the Council. In response to Council question, Deputy Clerk Iago stated . that the City automatically bills a resident after four false alarms, and she is not aware of any previous requests to appeal.