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BOOK 108 WE- 250 Commissioner Adams then noted that Section 2(D) regarding the Alarm Review Board calls for 2 at large members to be appointed by the other 3 members: (D) Alarm Review Board shall consist of five members as follows: the Alarm Administrator, a representative appointed by the Sheriff, a local alarm business representative appointed by the local alarm association, and two (2).members of the public at large, alloin nted by the other three (3) members Commissioner Adams preferred that the Sheriff appoint those at -large positions and believed that there should be strict guidelines for the Review Board to consider when waiving fines as set forth in Section 13: SECTION 13. APPEAL FROM FINES/ GRIEVANCE PROCESS (A) An alarm user may appeal assessment of a fine to the Alarm Review Board by filing a written request for a hearing setting forth the reasons for the appeal within ten (10) working days after receipt of the fine. The filing of a request for an appeal hearing with the Alarm Review Board stays the assessment of the fine until the Alarm Review Board makes a final decision. (B) The Alarm Review Board shall conduct a formal hearing and consider the evidence by any interested person(s). The board shall make its decision on the basis of the preponderance of evidence presented at the hearing including, but not limited to, evidence that a false alarm dispatch was caused by a defective part that has been repaired or replaced or that an alarm dispatch request was caused by criminal offense. The Board shall reserve the right to call upon the respective alarm company to provide a representative in order to verify attempts to correct/not correct a failed system. The board must render a decision within thirty (30) days after the request for an appeal hearing is filed. The board shall affirm, reverse or modify the assessment of the fine, and/or inlcude attendance at the false alarm awareness school. The decision of the Board is final as to administrative remedies. Commissioner Adams also noted that the Review Board will become quasi-judicial and they will need to understand the procedures involved. Commissioner Adams then asked for an example of the consequences of a violation, and County Attorney Vitunac responded that violation of a County ordinance is punishable by a fine of up to $500 per incident and up to 6 months in jail. Commissioner Ginn questioned the language in Section 5(C) requiring notarization, and County Attorney Vitunac advised there is no legal reason for that requirement so it can be deleted. ON MOTION by Commissioner Tippin, SECONDED by Commissioner Adams, the Board unanimously approved the revisions to the proposed Ordinance and authorized the advertisement for public hearing, as recommended by staff. FEBRUARY 2, 1999 -26-