Rolling Meadows PD Profile
Population: 23,900
Sworn Personnel: 55Alarm Unit Staffing: 1 PT
Contact Information:
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Chief Steven Williams Ph: 847-506-6038 Fax: 847-506-0297 Email: WILLIAMS@ci.rolling-meadows.il.us |
Officer Robert Warkenthien Ph: 847-255-2416 Ext. 3090 Fax: 847-506-0298 Email: WARKEN@ci.rolling-meadows.il.us |
Model States Result Summary:
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1996 False Dispatches |
1997 False Dispatches |
1998 False Dispatches |
1996/1997 % Change |
1997/1998 % Change |
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1,462 |
1423 |
1289 |
-3% |
-9% |
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1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
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Total calls for Service |
17,515 |
14000 |
14122 |
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Valid Alarms |
6 |
4 |
2 |
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Total # Alarm Systems: 463 |
Residential = 205 |
44% |
Commercial = 258 |
56% |
| Ordinance Information: | |
| (Any field with a double entry reflects program start informaitojn versus current i.e. Start; Final) | |
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False Alarm Ordinance? Yes How Long? 1990, 1998 Permit Required? Yes, Yes Renewal Cycle: One Time, Annual Calendar/Fiscal Year: Calendar Who Bills? City Accounting Permit Fees: Commercial = $30 Residential = $20 |
Degree of Enforcement? Moderate, Strict Alarm Data Source? FAAP Suspend/Restrict Response? Yes*, Yes How Many Until Response Suspended? 8 (In the Year 2000 this will be lowered to 6) Accept Cancellations? Yes, Yes Require Verification? No, Yes Response Priority? High |
| Fine Structure | ||
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1st False Dispatch FREE 2nd False Dispatch FREE 3rd False Dispatch FREE, $50 4th False Dispatch $50, $75 |
5th False Dispatch $50, $75 6th False Dispatch $50, $75 7th False Dispatch $50, $100 8th False Dispatch $50, $100 |
9th False Dispatch $50, $100 10th False Dispatch $50, $100 11th False Dispatch $50, $100 12th False Dispatch $50, $100 |
Comments: Zone officers visit worst offenders on a regular basis. Anticipated new ordinance in July 1997 - was passed in January 1998. Both the chief and the program administrator changed in 1998. *restricted response in the old ordinance was for non-payment only.
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