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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES NO 5-83RESOLUTION NO. 5-83 A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAKERSFIELD APPROVING RULES AND REGULATIONS PRESCRIBE[) BY THE CHIEF OF POLICE TO IMPLE- MENT AND ENFORCE CHAPTER 5.08 ("ALARM SYSTEMS") OF THE BAKERSFIELD MUNICIPAL CODE WHEREAS~ on December 15~ 1982, the Council of the City of Bakersfield passed and adopted Ordinance No. 2793, New Series, amending Chapter 5.08 of the Bakersfield Municipal Code entitled "Alarm Systems"; and WHEREAS, said ordinance becomes effective on January 14~ 1983; and WHEREAS, said ordinance requires that the rules and regulations prescribed by the Chief of Police to implement and enforce said ordinance be approved by resolution of the City Council. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FOUND AND RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Bakersfield as follows: 1. The above recitals and findings, incorporated herein~ are true and correct. 2. The rules and regulations prescribed by the Chief of Police entitled "Supplemental Rules for Compliance with Chapter 5.08 of Municipal Code: Alarm Systems", attached hereto, marked "Exhibit A" and incorporated herein by reference are hereby approved for implementation and enforcement. .......... o0o ........... I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was passed and adopted by the Council of regular meeting thereof held on the 1983, by the following vote: the City of Bakersfield 12th day of J~nu&ry at a ABSTAINING: COUNCiLME;~,: ~ ~ CIT x' of the Council of the City of Bakersfield APP~,O~3 2, this i2%h ~of jsnu~ry APPROVED as to form: CITY ATTORN/~of the~ty Sf Bakersfield 1983 -2- SUPPLEMENTAL RULES FOR COMPLIANCE WITH CHAPTER 5.08 OF MUNZCIPAL CODE: ALARM SYSTEMS Under the authority of the aforementioned chapter of the Municipal Code, the Chief of Police hereby establishes certain rules and regulations. (A) requirement for standby power supply, (B) sy}tems allowed to connect directly to the Communications Center of the police department, (C) investigation and method of transmittal of alarms to the police Communications Center by any alarm company operators or their agents, and (D) testing of alarm systems. EXHIBIT ~ REQUIREMENT FOR STANDBY POWER SUPPLY The following are minimum guidelines which will be adhered to by all alarm owners regarding the installing of alarm systems in accordance with Municipal Code, Chapter 5.08: 1. Every alarm system located within the City of Bakersfield will be equipped with a standby power supply sufficient for at least four (4) hours operation in the event of a power interruption. GUIDELINES FOR ATTACHMENT OF BURGLARY ALARM SYSTEMS WITHIN THE POLICE COMMUNICATIONS CENTER FOR GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES The following are minimum guidelines which will be considered before any governmental agency; i.e., local, county, state or federal, will be authorized to bypass using a central station and tie directly to the alarm panel in the Communications Center: il. Any vault or storage area of negotiable instruments; 2o Any office in which top security type records or files are stored; 3. Any building, room or storage area in which valuables are generally stored which, if known, would attract burglars, etc., or any office, building or storage area in which the type of activity which is conducted is of a top security nature which might attract burglars, interlopers or persons desiring to interfere with or pry into security type files; 4. Any office, building or storage area to which it can be proven to the satisfaction of the Chief of Police that a direct tie-in alarm is essential to the security and which is determined that using the central station could not give adequate security; 5. Rooms, buildings and storage areas of a nonsecurity func- tion which tends to attract general nuisance problems, malicious mischief, burglaries and/or petty thefts will not be considered for a direct tie-in alarm to the Communications Center. RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR ANY ALARM COMPANY OPERATORS OR THEIR AGENTS The following rules and regulations are hereby established to be used as guidelines by any alarm company operators or their agents. l~ ROBBERY ALARMS: A robbery alarm as opposed to a burglar alarmiis that type of alarm whichindicates that a perion, through force or fear, is attempting to take valuables from a person or business. A robbery alarm implies that there is a danger to life as well as to property. In every instance where a robbery alarm is received, the police will be notified to respond immediately. 2., BURGLAR ALARMS: A burglar alarm is that type of alarm which indicates forceful entry into a business or premises for the purpose of plundering same in the absence of owners, employees, etc. Employeesof any alarm company operators or their agents responding to burglar alarms shall not do so in a manner which would endanger the lives or property of themselves or innocent persons and shall use the utmost judgment to preclude ~njury to themselves or innocent persons and damage to property. Employees responding to burglar alarms are not, nor should these rules and regulations imply that they are peace officers or have peace officer power. (a) When a burglar alarm is received, the alarm company operator or his agent will attempt to determine, (b) (c) (d) where possible, either electronically, or by time of day or by past exlDerience with that alarm, as to whether the alarm is in all probability false or real. If the monitoring station has reasonable cause to believe that the alarm is false, it will then dis- patch its employees to determine what was the cause of the false alarm and make necessary corrections and will not report such alarms to the Communica- tions Center of the police department. If it is determined that the alarm is in all proba- bility real, or they are unable to make a determina- tion that it is in all probability false, they shall i~ediately notify the Communications Center of the police department which will immediately dispatch police officers to the location. If for some reason employees of a monitoring station respond to an alarm believed to be false and find that it was a legitimate alarm, they (1) immediately notify the police; (2) make observations of vehicles, persons, etc., which might be suspects, taking notes of license numbers, descriptions, etc., to give to the police upon their arrival. The alarm company employees should not make any attempt to contact said suspects if they are on the premises until the arrival of the police. 3. INVESTIGATION OF ALARMS: If the police are dispatche~ on what was believed to be a legitimate burglary or robbery alarm and after arrival and preliminary in- spection determines that it was in all probability a false alarm, the police officers will remain at the scene of said alarm for a period of time not to exceed thirty (30) minutes to await the arrival of the alarm,. company operator's agent or the alarm owner or his agent if they desire to respond. .4~ TRANSMITTAL OF ALARMS: Every report of an alarm from an ala~ company operator or his agent will include the alarm system permit number assigned to the alarm owner or user, type of alarm (i.e., robbery or burglary; silent or audible). TESTING OF ALARM S~!STEMS When an alarm system is to be tested and such test could cause the response of emergency personnel, the police department will be notified prior to the test of the alarm system. These rules are subject to modification at any time and modifications will take effect upon notification of said modification to the owners and operators of the alarm companies and will be subject to approval by resolution of the City Council.