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Security Alarms Ord. Sec. 9. Indirect Alarm Reportin~. (A) A person who is engaged in the business of relaying alarm notifications to the City shall: (1) Be properly licensed as required by the State of Florida and any jurisdiction where they have an actual place of business; (2) Report alarms only over special trunklines or other communications facilities designed by the City or its contractor; and (3) Communicate alarm notifications to the City in a manner and form determined by the City. Sec. 10. Alarm System Operatin~ Instructions. A person in control of an alarm system shall maintain at each alarm site a complete set of written operating instructions for each alarm system. Special codes, combinations or passwords should not be included in these instructions. Sec. 11. Alarm Dispatch Records. (A) The officer responding to a dispatch resulting from any alarm covered by this Ordinance shall record such information as necessary to permit the Police Chief to maintain records, including but not limited to the following: (1) The identification ofthe registered owner or, ifno registration exists, the owner or person in charge of the premises, ifknown; (2) The exact address of the alarm site; (3) The dispatched received date, time and arrival time; (4) The weather conditions; (5) The area of the premises involved, ifknown; and (6) The name ofthe registered owner's representative, if on the premises. (B) The responding officer shall indicate on the dispatch record whether the notification was caused by a criminal offense, an attempted criminal offense or was a false alarm/alarm notification. (C) In the case of an assumed false alarm or alarm malfunction, the responding officer shall leave notice at the alarm site that the Police Department has responded -7-