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DATE: 8/4/88
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ORDINANCE NO. 88 -75 j
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5� AN ORDINANCE AMENDING WHATCOM COUNTY CODE
CHAPTER 5.60.020 REGULATION OF PRIVATELY OWNED
6 BURGLARY OR ROBBERY ALARM SYSTEMS.
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WHEREAS, Whatcom County has previously enacted
8 Ordinance No. 82 -33 providing for regulation of privately
owned burglary or robbery alarm systems authorizing the
9 Sheriff to provide services for alarm systems; and i
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10 WHEREAS, the alarm systems which were considered have
been provided by the What -Comm Communications Center,
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121 WHEREAS, privately owned and operated service providers
exist ready to provide the same or similar services; and,
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WHEREAS, the Whatcom Administration Board has decided j
14 to eliminate privately owned alarm systems terminating in
Dispatch; and, !
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WHEREAS, there are significant costs involved in both j
16 monitoring and equipment maintenance not recouped by the fees
charged.
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!I NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED that Whatcom County Code
18�` Chapter 5.60 shall be amended to read as follows:
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Chapter 5.60 !
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REGULATION OF PRIVATELY OWNED BURGLARY 00
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21 i1 ROBBERY AND FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS.
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5.60.020 Alarm systems permitted- -Fees. The county
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sheriff department is authorized to provide services for alarm
251 systems, as follows:
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A. Alarm systems may be installed in, or terminate at
the communications center in accordance with reasonable
written policies established by the center's operation
committee and administered by the dispatch supervisor. Those
alarms which shall be given priority consideration for
installation shall include services for agencies of
government. Privately owned alarm systems shall not be
installed in or terminate at the Communications Center.
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B. Alarm systems serving private residences are not
favored, and shall not be installed in the communication
center except in accordance with the written policies of the
center's operations committee.
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1 C. Each alarm system served by the communications
2 center shall be subject to an annual service and maintenance
3 fee, in addition to any other fee or penalty authorized by
4 this chapter. The fee is payable in advance, on January 1st
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5 of each year, to the Whatcom County Treasurer. New alarm
6 systems installed during the year will be charged at a monthly
71 rate, payable in advance, and prorated to the end of the
8 current year.
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10 D. The annual amount of the service and maintenance
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fee shall be set by resolution of the county council. At
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least annually, the communications center executive board
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RAMONA REEVES
Clerk of the Council
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WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL
WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON
WILLIAM P. RO Chair
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( �) APPROVED ( ) VETOED
SHIRLEY VAN ZANTEN
County Executive
DATE:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
ZIITrf Civil Deputy
Prosecuting Attorney
Published on and
This Ordinance becomes effective on
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