All connections to the central answering point shall be subject to the following:

    A.    Permit. No person shall hereafter be authorized to have direct connection to the central answering point for an alarm system within the corporate limits of the city, or from financial institutions outside the city limits, without first obtaining a permit from the police or fire.

    1.    The permit application shall be on a form prescribed by the police or fire.

    2.    All applicants for a permit shall agree as follows:

    a.    That the applicant and his delegate are solely responsible for the alarm device of the alarm holder, including any liability directly or indirectly connected with the use or nonuse of all the alarm devices of the alarm holder;

    b.    That the applicant shall indemnify, defend and hold free and harmless the city, its agents, employees, appointed and elected officials, and the alarm agent from any and all claims, demands, judgments, liabilities, litigations, costs, including reasonable attorney fees, or expenses that may arise, directly or indirectly, as a result of a connection to the central answering point;

    c.    That neither the city nor the alarm agent are liable for any costs or expenses of installation, lease, maintenance, service, or other charges or fees for any alarm device or equipment leased or owned by the applicant.

    B.    Equipment. All alarm devices hereafter connected to the monitoring equipment shall be compatible with such monitoring equipment and shall conform to the most recent specifications of the American National Standards Institute, or equivalent specifications of an approved rating bureau.

    C.    Connection and Maintenance Fees. The following connection fees shall be chargeable against an alarm holder:

    A fee of ten dollars shall be paid by the applicant to the police or fire with each application made for connection of an alarm device to the central answering point.

    D.    Testing of Equipment. No alarm device connected to the central answering point shall be tested or demonstrated without first having obtained permission from the fire chief or police chief or their designees. (Ord. 89-59 § 5, 1989)