HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES CC 2008 2770 2008 1119RESOLUTION NO. 2008 -2770
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
MOORPARK, CALIFORNIA, ESTABLISHING APPROVAL
OF FALSE ALARM BILLING RATES
WHEREAS, it is appropriate for the City to establish fees for City Police Services
which are not of benefit nor the responsibility of the public -at- large; and
WHEREAS, the City contracts for Police Services with the County of Ventura;
and
WHEREAS, the City uses police personnel responding to and investigating
commercial and residential alarm calls, both warranted and subsequently determined to
be false alarms; and
WHEREAS, these services are for the benefit of or precipitated by the actions of
private individuals or companies and the expense is not appropriately the responsibility
of the public -at- large.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOORPARK
DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. All false alarm fees and charges shall be reviewed annually by the
Finance Department as part of the budget process to ensure that they are current and
are related to actual costs.
SECTION 2. The City Council hereby approves the fee schedule attached as
Exhibit "A" — False Alarm Billing Rates
SECTION 3. This Resol ion shall become ffective on January 1, 2009.
SECTION 4. The Cit Clerk shall certify o th ado t' n of t is resolution and
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shall cause a certified resolu on to be filed in the book f ongipall res utions.
PASSED AND P(DOgTED this 19th day of Nov46erN008.
ATTEST:
Maureen Benson, Assistant City Clerk
Attachment: Exhibit "A" — False Alarm Billing Rates
Resolution No. 2008 -2770
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EXHIBIT "A"
FALSE ALARM BILLING RATES
A. False Alarm Responses Within Any Period of Twelve (12) Consecutive Months
THIRD RESPONSE
$75.00
FOURTH RESPONSE $150.00
FIFTH RESPONSE
EACH ADDITIONAL
B. Penalty for Late Payment
$225.00
$150.00 more than the previous
charge, up to a maximum of
$675.00
A penalty fee in the amount of ten percent (10 %) shall be added each month to
any fee imposed in the event the fee is not paid within thirty (30) days after the
billing date.
Resolution No. 2008 -2770
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF VENTURA ) ss.
CITY OF MOORPARK )
I, Maureen Benson, Assistant City Clerk of the City of Moorpark, California, do
hereby certify under penalty of perjury that the foregoing Resolution No. 2008 -2770 was
adopted by the City Council of the City of Moorpark at a regular meeting held on the
19th day of November, 2008, and that the same was adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Mikos, Millhouse, Parvin, Van Dam, and Mayor Hunter
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
WITNESS my hand and the official seal of said City this 3rd day of December, 2008.
Maureen Benson, Assistant City Clerk
(seal)