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r , • Arden Hills Council 2 September 28 , 1992 PUBLIC COMMENTS There were no public comments . 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 procedure of placing a notice on site , in an inconspicuous location, after responding to a false residential alarm, in an effort 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 service , 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 411 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 Hills . Motion carried unanimously ( 4-0) . PROCESS FOR 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 . 410 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 .