Ord 1493COUNCIL BILL N0. 240
ORDINANCE N0. 1493
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING AN ALARM RESPONSE FEE, AND DECLARING AN
EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, a large amount of false alarms are received by
the Woodburn Police due to the lack of understanding of the proper
use and maintenance of silent alarms by employees of businesses; and
WHEREAS, the excessive false alarms constitute a definite
hazard to the police, as well as the citizens of Woodburn; and
WHEREAS, administrative costs, mileage and personnel time
expenses average $6.00 per alarm response; now, therefore
THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF WOODBURN DO ORDAIN:
Section 1. Users of silent alarm systems monitored by the
Woodburn Police shall be charged $6.00 per false alarm response.
Section 2. The charge stated in Section 1 shall commence
after the second false alarm per 12 month period.
Section 3. The charge stated in Section 1 shall be assessed
only when the affected user is at fault in activating the false alarm.
Section 4. If a user shall neglect or refuse to pay
the fee as established, the monitor service of that user shall be
discontinued.
Section 5. This ordinance being necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency
is declared to exist and this ordinance shall take effect immediately
upon passage by the Council and approval of the Mayor.
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Page 1. - COUNCIL BILL N0. 240
ORDINANCE N0. 1493
Passed by the Council
Submitted to the Mayor
Approved by the Mayor
Filed in the Office of the Recorder
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BARNEY 0. URR S, Recorder
City of Woodburn, Oregon
October 27, 1975
October 27, 1975
October 27, 1975
October 27, 1975
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ORDINANCE N0. 1493
I, BARNEY 0. BURRIS, Recorder of the City of Woodburn, do
hereby certify that I caused to be posted three copies of
Ordinance No. 1493, one of which said copies posted in the
City Hall on the bulletin board opposite the entrance to
the Recorder's Office, in full view of the traveling public;
a second one of said copies posted an the Woodburn Public
Library bulletin board at 280 Garfield Street, in full view
of the traveling public; a third one of said copies posted
on the Paul Sowa and Sons building at 182 Young Street, in
full view of the traveling public; that all of said places
are public places within the corporate limits of the City
of Woodburn and that all of said copies were posted on the
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October
1975
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BARNEY 0. BURRIS, RECORDER
City of Woodburn, Oregon