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Commission adopts false‑alarm ordinance amendment, establishes $50 administrative appeal fee
Summary
The board adopted amendments to Chapter 111 (false alarm reduction) to add an appeal process, allow an administrative fee to be set by resolution and clarify penalties; staff recommended a $50 fee and the sheriff said his office supports the change; the measure passed unanimously.
The board adopted an ordinance amending Chapter 111, Article 5 (false‑alarm reduction). Staff explained the changes add a written‑notice appeal process for property owners cited under the ordinance, allow the board to set an administrative appeal fee by resolution, and make penalties and fees assessed under the ordinance not subject to the county’s code‑enforcement lien reductions.
Staff recommended an administrative fee of $50 to offset magistrate staff time; the sheriff addressed the board and expressed support, noting an establishment in the county had recorded over 2,000 false alarms and saying assessed fees would encourage alarm users to self‑correct.
The public hearing was closed with no public speakers on the item, the board moved to adopt staff’s recommendation, and the motion passed unanimously.
