Number
231876
Version
SUBSTITUTE 1
Reference
Sponsor
ALD. BAUMAN
Title
An ordinance relating to the licensing procedure for private alarm businesses.
Sections
105-75-6 rc
105-75-7-a am
Analysis
This ordinance streamlines the process for private alarm license applications and renewals by swapping out the current, unique processes for private alarms and substituting in the broadly-used licensing procedures outlined in ch. 85 of the code.
Body
The Mayor and Common Council of the City of Milwaukee do ordain as follows:
Part 1. Section 105-75-6 of the code is repealed and recreated to read:
105-75 Private Alarm Systems and Regulations.
6. INVESTIGATION AND COMMON COUNCIL ACTION; APPLICATION FOR NEW LICENSE. Each license application shall be referred to the chief of police, who shall cause an investigation to be made and report his or her findings to the city clerk. If the chief files no written report summarizing the arrests and convictions of the applicant which could form a basis for denial, the city clerk shall issue the license. If the chief files a written report summarizing the arrests and convictions of the applicant which could form a basis for denial, the application shall be subject to common council review and approval in accordance with the provisions of ss. 85-2.5 and 85-2.7.
Part 2. Section 105-75-7-a of the code is amended to read:
7. RENEWAL AND NON- RENEWAL.
a. Procedure for Renewal. Applications for renewal shall be made to the city clerk. [[The clerk shall refer the application for renewal to the chief of police for review.]] >>Each license application shall be referred to the chief of police, who shall cause an investigation to be made and report his or her findings to the city clerk. If the chief files no written report summarizing the arrests and convictions of the applicant which could form a basis for denial, and no written objection is filed pursuant to 85-3.3, the city clerk shall issue the license. If the chief files a written report summarizing the arrests and convictions of the applicant which could form a basis for denial, and no written objection is filed, the application shall be subject to common council review and approval in accordance with the provisions of s. 85-4.<< For any application for renewal of an alarm business license for an alarm business which provides to alarm users alarm monitoring services for the receiving of burglary alarm messages, the application shall state that among the services offered by the alarm business to alarm users is a private first responder service that verifies, in the case of an activated burglary alarm, that an attempted or actual crime has occurred at the alarm site before the alarm signal is transmitted to the police department. [[If the chief of police files no information with the city clerk that could form the basis of an objection, the license shall be referred to the common council for approval unless a written objection has been filed with the city clerk at least 45 days prior to the date on which the license expires. This objection may be filed by any interested person. If a written objection is filed, or if a determination is made that the applicant no longer meets the licensing qualifications, the application shall be forwarded to the licensing committee of the common council for its recommendation.]]
LRB
APPROVED AS TO FORM
K. Broadnax
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Legislative Reference Bureau
Date: 04.04.2024
Attorney
IT IS OUR OPINION THAT THE ORDINANCE
IS LEGAL AND ENFOCEABLE
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Office of the City Attorney
Date:____________________
Requestor
Drafter
LRB 179773-1
Christopher Hillard
3/25/2024
--clerical correction, Laurie Phillip, 5/28/2024