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THESº~l'O~~JºlL01"_'\'!f.ß TOWN~JlIP_Q~_ BRUCJ;
BY-L~W NO. 9_7-=~
BEING A BY-LAW to adopt a False Fire Alarm Policy in the Township
of Bruce.
WHEREAS the Municipal Act, R.S.O. 1990, Chapter M.45, section 101
and Section 102 authorizes a Municipality to pass by-laws.
NOW THEREFORE the Council of The Corporation of the'Township of
Bruce deems it expedient that a Fal se Fire Alarm Pol icy be
established, and enacts as follows:
1. That the Township of Bruce False Fire Alarm Policy, a copy of
which is attached as a schedule and forms an integral part of
this by-law, is hereby authorized and approved by the Council
of the Township of Bruce.
2. The Fal se Fire Al arm Pol icy will be effective January 1st,
1997.
By-law introduced and read a First time this TWENTY-SECOND day of
APRIL, 1997.
By-law read a Second time this TWENTY-SECOND day of APRIL, 1997.
By-law read a Third time and finally passed, signed, sealed, and
numbered 97-6 this TWENTY-SECOND day APRIL, 1997.
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THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF BRUCE
BY-LAW NO. 97-6 - (SCHEDULE 'A')
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THE Ç9~PORATJQ~LOl'_ THj:__TOW"-S1i:U?_º~-ªª!lÇE
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Bruce Township Council accept the following as a Bruce Township
Policy for False Fire Alarms in Bruce Township.
That the following policy shall apply with respect to False Fire
Alarms causing a response by the Tiverton and District or Paisley
and District Fire Departments.
1. Businesses and/or individuals are permitted a maximum of two
(2) False Fire Alarms in any calendar year with no requirement
to reimburse the costs of response.
2. Every False Alarm in excess of two (2) per year shall result
in an invoice being generated to the business or individual in
order to recover the costs of the response. The building
owner shall be charged a rate of $300.00 per truck responding
to the call.
3. Copies of this policy shall be forwarded to both the Paisley
and District Fire Department and the Tiverton and District
Fire Department and any businesses or individual who has
received correspondence related to False Alarms.
4. The collection of fees and administration of False Alarms will
be the responsibility of:
(a) Paisley Fire Department for their area of coverage; and
(b) the municipalities where the False Alarms are for the
areas covered by the Tiverton Fire Department.
This policy to be effective January 1, 1997.