Agenda Item # 12.c.
City Commission Regular Meeting
- Meeting Date:
- 12/19/2016
- Re
- Alarm Ordinance Revisions
- Submitted For:
- Diane Hobley-Burney
SUBJECT:
Ordinance 16-022 Amending the current Alarm Ordinance. FIRST READING
SUMMARY:
The 911 Board of Governors created an Alarm Committee that consisted of a representative from each one of the five public safety agencies in St. Lucie County: the Fort Pierce Police Department, the Port St. Lucie Police Department, the St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office, the St. Lucie Fire District, and the St. Lucie County Department of Public Safety. The purpose of the Alarm Committee was to develop a county-wide Alarm Ordinance. St. Lucie County and the City of Port St. Lucie has adopted the new Alarm Ordinance. The Alarm Ordinance was presented to the City Commission, who proposed several changes to the county-wide Alarm Ordinance. Those revisions have been incorporated the City of Fort Pierce's Ordinance.
RECOMMENDATION:
The recommendation from staff is to Adopt Ordinance 2016-022.
ALTERNATIVES:
The alternative is to not adopt the revisions to the City's Alarm Ordinance and continue with the existing ordinance.
RESPONSIBLE STAFF:
Lieutenant Christopher Bender
COORDINATED WITH:
Linda Cox, City Clerk and Iola Mosley, Senior Assistant City Attorney
Fiscal Impact
- Budgeted Y/N:
- n
- Fiscal Year:
- 2017
- Account:
- n/a
OTHER INFORMATION:
There is no direct fiscal impact from this ordinance proposal. The only indirect fiscal impact may be the requirement to hire an alarm coordinator within the City. Funding for this position would come from the fees collected by adopting the Ordinance.
Attachments
Form Review
| Inbox | Reviewed By | Date |
|---|---|---|
| City Manager | Nick Mimms | 11/14/2016 02:09 PM |
- Form Started By:
- cbender
- Started On:
- 11/01/2016 09:04 AM
- Final Approval Date:
- 11/16/2016