posted on Thursday, April 09, 2009 9:01 AM
by
klehan
Los Gatos, CA, Council Rejects Registration Fee, Approves False Alarm Fines
The main topic of conversation at the Los Gatos, CA, town council meeting on April 6, 2009, was money.
The raising of fees and the allocation of funds for grants and scholarships were the two most debated agenda items. Mayor Mike Wasserman felt that a proposed fee to register a residential alarm wasn’t fair to residents that may never use their alarm. Instead, he suggested that residents should be fined $50 for the second false alarm coming from their property.
The overall fee upgrades were passed, along with park reservation fees. The residential alarm registration fee failed. Instead, a fee of $50 will be imposed on anyone who has a second false alarm in a twelve-month period. Before this time residents were not charged until the third offense. The new fees will take effect on July 1.