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2 Section 6. Appeals Process. Any alarm user who is required by the City to pay a user fee as the result of a false alarm may make a written appeal of the false alarm charge to the City Council within ten (10) days of the City's mailing of the notice of false alarm. The City Council will have authority to make a final determination as to whether the appellant is to be charged with a false alarm fee. Section 7. Payment of Fees. 1. When and Where Due. Payment of user fees provided for under Section 5 must be made to the City Treasurer within thirty (30) days of the date of notice by the City to the alarm user. Failure to pay the fee within said thirty (30) day period will cause the alarm user to be considered delinquent and subject to a penalty of a full ten percent (10%) of the fee due. 2. Delinquencies. All delinquent charges for user fee shall be certified by the Administrator to the Ramsey County Department of Property Taxation for collection with taxes due against the property on which the alarm system is installed. This certification process shall take place on a yearly basis by October 10 of each year or by such earlier date as is necessary to have the delinquent charges collectible with taxes due and payable against the property in the next calendar year. Section 8. Alarm Report. When an alarm user has incurred five (5) false alarms or more within one (1) calendar year, the alarm user shall submit a written report to the Administrator within ten (10) days after being charged with the fifth false alarm, describing actions taken to discover and eliminate the cause of the false alarms. Failure to submit a written report required by this Section will be considered a violation of the Ordinance. Section 8. Exceptions. The provisions of this ordinance are not applicable to alarm systems affixed to automobiles, boat trailers, house trailers, and recreational motor vehicles. Section 9. Administrative Rules. The Administrator may promulgate such rules as may be necessary for the implementation of this Ordinance and the administration thereof. Section 10. Confidentiality. 1. All information submitted in compliance with this Ordinance shall be held in confidence and shall be a confidential record exempt from discovery to the extent permitted by law. 2. Subject to requirements of confidentiality, the Administrator may develop and maintain statistics for the purpose of on-going alarm systems evaluation. Section 11 9. Enforcement and Penalties. Failure of omission to comply with any Section of this Ordinance shall be deemed a misdemeanor and may be so prosecuted, and subject to the penalties hereinafter provided. Upon conviction, a violation of this Ordinance shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $700.00, imprisonment for a period not to exceed ninety (90) days, or both. In addition to any fines, costs, or assessments provided for by this Ordinance or other City Ordinances, the City may prosecute a violation of any provision of this Ordinance as a misdemeanor, and a person, if convicted, may be punished by the maximum fine and term of imprisonment provided by Minnesota Statutes § 609.02, subd. 3, as that statute may be amended from time to time. Section 10. Liability of City. The regulation of alarm response shall not constitute acceptance by the City of liability to maintain equipment, to answer alarms, or to respond to alarms in any particular manner. Section 1211. Enactment.Effective Date. This Ordinance No. 48 was enacted and placed in full force and eddect on 17 August 1987 by a unanimous vote of the Gem Lake City Council. shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and publication. Dated: ______________________ Commented [CS1]: Exceptions as found in WBL, Fridley, Woodbury, Vadnais Heights. Commented [CS2]: Found in many surrounding communities’ ordinances.