•Efficiencies Gained
–Commercial alarms account for approximately 48% of all
burglar alarm signals (29,700 in
2004) and outnumber residential alarms almost 4 to 1 on a per permit basis
–Verified Response to commercial alarm signals could
significantly reduce the number
of burglar alarms officers respond to each year
–Answering commercial alarms requires the equivalent of
approximately 20 officers per
year ($1,700,000)
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•Financial Impact
–Projected Revenue from Permit Fees $3,640,350
–Projected Revenue from False Alarm Fines $874,300
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–Total Projected Annual Revenue $4,514,650
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–FY05-06 Budget $4,706,383
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–Option 2 would result in an annual estimated net revenue loss of $191,733 ($127,823
in FY05-06)
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