[HISTORY: Article I adopted by the Town Board of the Town
of Greenville (now Village Board of the Village of Greenville) as
indicated in article history. Subsequent articles adopted by the Village
Board of the Village of Greenville as indicated in article histories.
Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 9-13-1999 by Ord. No. 29]
The user of any private alarm system which upon activation elicits
a response from the Fire Department shall be subject to the following
answering fee for each alarm in the calendar year. The fee will be
assessed if it is determined that the alarm was discharged falsely,
accidentally, or by negligence, including the lack of maintenance.
[Amended 10-13-2014]
The forfeiture amounts for false alarms shall be as set from
time to time by ordinance in the Fine and Forfeiture Schedule of the
Village of Greenville.
The fees above mentioned shall not be imposed in the event of
any evidence of forcible entry. Said fee will not be enforced if it
can be determined that the alarm was activated by weather conditions,
fire, or other acts of God.
If the possessor of the alarm shows to the satisfaction of the
Fire Chief, as appropriate, that a false alarm was not the result
of negligence, improper maintenance or other sufficient cause beyond
the reasonable control of the possessor of the alarm, such fee may
be waived and the response not counted in computing the fee established
by this article.
The fee established by this article is imposed whether the Outagamie
County Communication Center or the Greenville Fire Department receive
notification of the alarm by direct connection or through other intermediary
means.
[Amended 10-13-2014]
Those subject to fees for false alarms shall be notified, in
writing, of such fees by the Village of Greenville, and such fees
shall be paid within 30 days of the receipt of the fee notification.
In the event fees remain unpaid, said fees may be collected as a special
tax assessed against the property of the owner.
