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ORDER-2015-159 : Reauthorization of Acct # 2665 Police False Alarm for FY2016
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ORDER-2015-159 Revolving Fund/Reauthorization Reauthorization of Acct # 2665 Police False Alarm for FY2016 Recommend Passage Board of Aldermen City of Melrose Page 1 Updated 6/9/2016 2:57 PM Minutes Appropriations Committee May 21, 2015
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▶ 24:54 Peter D. Mortimer: The next order we have before us is order 2015-159. It's reauthorization of account number 2665, police fire alarm for fiscal year 2016. We're under suspension. So Chief Lyle, I would invite you to come to the table, and please join us here in the horseshoe.
▶ 25:15 Speaker 10: Thank you, good evening.
▶ 25:16 Speaker 2: Good evening, sir.
▶ 25:19 Peter D. Mortimer: Would you like to make an opening statement or proceed directly to questions and comments?
▶ 25:23 Speaker 1: I can comment that this has been a very good program for the police department since its inception a few years back. It's reduced the number of false alarms to the police department. Folks went out and had their alarms repaired or disconnected or whatever they did. It's been positive for the police department as far as false alarms. The revenue, we've done pretty fair on it this past year. Other than that, I'm ready for questions.
▶ 25:49 Peter D. Mortimer: Very good, sir. Any aldermen wishing to make a comment or ask the chief any questions?
▶ 25:57 Speaker 8: Alderman Medeiros, please.
▶ 25:58 Speaker 5: About how many false alarms do we receive?
▶ 26:00 Speaker 1: Approximately 500, and we abate approximately 100 for various reasons. Effective equipment, thunderstorms create havoc with alarms.
▶ 26:15 Speaker 5: Thank you, thank you.
▶ 26:16 Peter D. Mortimer: Any other Alderman wishing to be heard? Motion to recommend. Second. We have a motion to recommend this order for passage by Alderman Boycelle, duly seconded by Alderman Lemmerman. Before we proceed to the vote, I'd just like to ask a question. How many actual, have actual suspects been scared away or apprehended afterwards or at least chased by police due to these alarms any
▶ 26:43 Speaker 1: of these alarms that come in I can't answer that I know that just off very very rarely do we respond to an alarm for a residential home or a business that is activated and there is actually an attempt or a forced entry made all
▶ 26:59 Peter D. Mortimer: right so it recently no all right and just would there be any alarms that something would have happened in the neighborhood where maybe it was a false alarm or maybe the perpetrator got scared away and is hiding somewhere or something just anecdotally I these are not statistical question well
▶ 27:14 Speaker 1: unfortunately had an incident this past weekend and every business that was there was damaged or broken into did not have an alarm system right all right
▶ 27:21 Peter D. Mortimer: thank you very much chief the motion to recommend this for passage has been made and duly seconded by alderman voice Ellen alderman lemmerman respectively All in favor, please say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Hearing none, this order will be recommended for passage at our next full board meeting. Thank you. As you know, Chief, you need not attend at that time. Thank you. Thank you very much for coming, sir.