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Council directs staff to draft alarm-ordinance update keeping $25 registration, tightening false-alarm penalties
Summary
City Attorney Tim George told the April 3 Committee of the Whole that Des Moines needs to update its alarm ordinance (last amended Feb. 2006) and sought council direction on registration and false‑alarm fees.
City Attorney Tim George told the Des Moines City Council Committee of the Whole on April 3 that the city needs to update its alarm ordinance, last revised in February 2006, and staff is seeking policy direction on registration and false‑alarm fees.
The council indicated by head nods and comments that it supports keeping the annual alarm registration fee at $25 and asked staff to return with a draft ordinance implementing a stepped false‑alarm fee schedule and a professional third‑party manager to improve compliance and reduce officer responses. Tim George said the draft would distinguish alarm types (for example, panic codes versus basic burglar alarms) and aim to recover…
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