To: Board of Supervisors
From: Sheriff
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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Adoption of an Ordinance of the Board of Supervisors, County of Humboldt, State of California Amending Chapter 6 of Division 1, Title IX of The Humboldt County Code Relating to Regulation and Permitting off Alarm Systems in Humboldt County
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Adopt Ordinance No. ____, amending Chapter 6 of Division 1, Title IX of the Humboldt County Code Relating to Regulation and Permitting of Alarm Systems in Humboldt County.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
General Fund
DISCUSSION:
Chapter 6 of Division 1, Title IX of the Humboldt County Code regulates personal and business alarm installation for the county ("the ordinance"). The Sheriff's Office responds to over twelve hundred (1,200) false alarms each year, many in outlying areas and often to the same locations. This is an ineffective use of taxpayer funds and diverts law enforcement resources from where they are needed. Therefore, the fees in the ordinance are designed to incentivize home and business owners to take responsibility for their alarms and prevent false alarm calls for service whenever possible.
The attached ordinance amendments were introduced on March 16, 2021 and are now before your Board for adoption.
Some of the ordinance fees have been historically listed on the Humboldt County Schedule of Fees ("Schedule of Fees") and are also listed in the ordinance creating opportunities for one or the other to not be updated at the same time in the event changes are proposed. Other ordinance fees are only listed in the ordinance and not on the Schedule of Fees. The Sheriff's Office has proposed listing all the ordinance fees on the Schedule of Fees and changing the language in the ordinance to refer to the Schedule of Fees for current fee rates. This will create more transparency and annual review of the fees for the ordinance.
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