Springfield PD Profile
Population: 117,000
Sworn Personnel: 268Alarm Unit Staffing: PLAN TO HIRE 1 FULL TIME AFTER NEW ORDINANCE IS PASSED
Contact Information:
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Chief John Harris Ph: 217-788-8322 Fax: 217-788-8310 Email: harrisj@cwlp.com |
Commander Kent Brunsman Ph: 217-788-8340 Fax: 217-788-8323 Email: brunsmank@cwlp.com |
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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7720 (est) |
8176 |
8014 (est) |
6% |
-2% |
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1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
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Total calls for Service |
138,433 |
118000 (est) |
127000 (est) |
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Valid Alarms |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
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Total # Alarm Systems: 9000 (est) |
Residential = Unk |
0% |
Commercial = Unk |
0% |
| 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? 1983, Revising 1999 Permit Required? No, Yes Renewal Cycle: N/A, Every year Calendar/Fiscal Year: Calendar Who Bills? City Permit Fees: Commercial = N/A Residential = N/A |
New: $20 Initial $10 Renewal Degree of Enforcement? Moderate, High Alarm Data Source? CAD Suspend/Restrict Response? No, Yes How Many Until Response Suspended? N/A, 10 Accept Cancellations? No, Yes Require Verification? No, Yes Response Priority? Moderate, High |
| Fine Structure | ||
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1st False Dispatch FREE, FREE 2nd False Dispatch FREE, FREE 3rd False Dispatch FREE, FREE 4th False Dispatch FREE, FREE |
5th False Dispatch FREE, FREE 6th False Dispatch $30, $100 7th False Dispatch $30, $100 8th False Dispatch $30, $100 |
9th False Dispatch $30, $200 10th False Dispatch $30, $200 11th False Dispatch $60, $300** 12th False Dispatch $60 |
**Revoke Permit/Possible non-response
Comments: Agency has been revising the alarm ordinance since 1995 - passage of latest revision is anticipated by September 1999.
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