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Council to repeal outdated 9-1-1 alarm form requirement (Ordinance 25-21); first-reading discussion only
Summary
Ordinance 25-21 would repeal a local requirement to file a long paper form for private alarm companies because modern alarm data provides sufficient information to dispatch; council discussed technology changes and did not adopt the ordinance at the meeting.
Council discussed Ordinance 25-21, which repeals a city code requirement tied to the 9-1-1 alarm-registration form. Committee members said the original requirement arose when alarm data arriving at dispatch was limited; now, private alarm companies provide detailed electronic data that includes property and contact information, making the long local form redundant.
Officials said the form is no longer necessary for dispatch because the alarm stream includes sufficient identifying data and city responders “make the run anyway.” The item was presented as a cleanup of obsolete code language to reflect current alarm-company data flows and dispatch practice.
The ordinance was discussed in the Judiciary Committee and listed for first reading; no final vote was taken at the meeting.
