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City committee advances new fire-alarm lockbox language; full board tables final adoption
Summary
Charter & Ordinance committee proposed a new ordinance standardizing fire-alarm control-panel locks and key-box procedures; the Board of Aldermen read the language but—because unanimous consent is required for same-meeting adoption of ordinance changes—tabled formal adoption to a later meeting.
The Charter and Ordinance Committee recommended new city ordinance language on Aug. 4 to standardize locks and key-box use for fire-alarm control panels and remote annunciators. Committee members and Fire Chief Lovett told the board the change would replace older language and bring the city into alignment with forthcoming federal/NFPA standards. The proposed ordinance (new section 2808, read into the record) would require buildings to…
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