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City of <br />Elk ~' <br />River <br />Police Department <br />13077 Orano Parkway <br />ilk Rives; MN 55330 <br />]efff{ey A. Beallen <br />~~l.ie~ o~ Po~iCe <br />Ro~erfi ~, Klunfi~ <br />Adminisfirative Captain <br />~~~adley R. Rolfe <br />patrol Captain <br />B~~yan vita <br />Detective Sergeant <br />,~effrey ~zordal <br />Ron Nierenha~sen <br />David Dummef~ <br />Daniel Block <br />Patio[ SeI'geants <br />Michelle Masica <br />SLlpp41't Ser~~ICes 5up~! <br />October 20, 2009 <br />TCF <br />1921 ~ Freeport St Nw <br />Elk River MN 55330 <br />Re: City of Elk River Alarm ordinance <br />The Elk River Police Department recently responded to your business or residence <br />on an alarm call. ~n the later part of 2008, the City of Elk River adopted a new alarm <br />ordinance that has several requirements for those businesses ar ~•esidences that have <br />alarm systems, <br />The first requirement, is that your alarm company is required to utilize a two call <br />system to verify that the alarm is not false, The first call is to the business ar <br />residence, the second is to a ley holder or responsible party, Studies have shown <br />that these calls will often reduce if not eliminate most false alarm calls. These calls <br />will not significantly delay police response, as alarm monitoring companies a~•e <br />equipped to make these tails in a very short period of time, <br />The police department responds to over 1,1 a0 false alarms each year, our hope is <br />that this two call system will greatly reduce the number of false alai*ms, saving our <br />resources for response to other calls for service, <br />The second requirement, is that all alarm systems in the City-must have an alarm <br />permit from the City, Tlaese are a onetime issue permit, with a cost of $20, The <br />permit will help the police department be aware of alarm types and coverage areas, <br />as well as key holder information, so we respond moxe effectively to alarms at your <br />location in tl~e future. <br />To deter continuing false alarms, there is a fine schedule which will be imposed on <br />those locations where alarms continue to send false trips, ~t is under°stood. that some <br />alarms will ring for valid reaso~as, or due to weather or other uncontrolled issues <br />Phnne. 763.G3~,~2G0 <br />Fay: 763.G35.1~So <br />4~'~'~~! Cl.elk-r1VeE',I11I1.11S <br />