HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Resolution 1060 Resolution No. 1060
A RESOLUTION OF THE COLI~2IL OF THE CITY OF SARATOGA ESTABLISHING THE AMOUNT
OF SERVICE CHARGE TO BE IMPOSED FOR RESPONSE TO FALSE POLICE ALARMS
WHEREAS, the number of reported false police alarms has bee rising and now
represents a substantial financial burden upon the City, costing an estimated
$49,000 in 1981-82; and
WIIEREAB, the City Cotmcil desires to continue providing the service of
immediate police response to police alarms but finds that in order to do so
recovery of costs for false alarms must be initiated; and
WHEREAS, the City Council also deems it an unfair burden upon the general public
to pay for the cost of responding to avoidable false alarms; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has introduced an ordinance to establish a service
charge for the recovery of costs associated with the response to false police
alarms, which ordinance provides that the amount of the service charge be set
by resolution of the City Council.
NOW, THEREFORE: BE IT RESOLVED that the amount of the service charge provided
in Section 10.38 of Ordinance No. 38.105 shall be $35.00 per incident.
The above and foregoing resolution was passed and adopted at a regu3.ar meeting
of the Saratoga City Council held on the 3rd day of March , 1982,
by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Clevenger, Jensen, Mallory
NOES: Councilmenber Watson and Mayor Callon
Mayor
ATTEST:
'Deputy City