Council OKs SFD excessive false alarm fee
By Sheryl Roadcap - sroadcap@aimmediamidwest.com
SIDNEY — An administration fee increase for Sidney Fire Department’s excessive false alarms was approved by Sidney City Council during its Monday evening teleconference meeting.
Deputy Fire Chief Dallas Davis said the administrative fee for excessive alarms originally was adopted by council in 1991, and the fee structure and maximum false alarm limit had not changed since the 2014 revision.
Council adopted the ordinance for the new fee of $350 for more than eight false alarms in a calendar year. The previous fee was $125. Davis said the fee was calculated based on the cost of about $291.50 for a 30 minute false alarm response.