§ 2A-24. Alarm Appeal Board.

(a) 

There shall be in the Town an Alarm Appeals Board that shall have the powers and duties to hear appeals under this article.

(b) 

An Alarm Appeals Board shall be appointed by the Mayor and approved by the Town Council consisting of three members and two alternates who, by education and experience, are qualified to pass upon the application of this Code as it affects the interests of the general public. Board members shall not be fire officers, agents, or employees of this Town. All members and any alternate members shall be appointed and serve in accordance with the terms and conditions of the authority having jurisdiction. The Board shall establish rules and regulations for conducting its business and shall render all decisions and findings in writing to the Administrator, with a copy to the appellant. No member of the Board of Appeals shall sit in judgment on any case in which the member, personally, is directly interested.

(c) 

The Alarm Appeals Board shall provide for reasonable interpretation of the provisions of this Code and rule on appeals from decisions of the Administrator.

(d) 

The Alarm Appeals Board shall meet whenever directed by the Mayor, or Mayor's designee, for the purpose of interpreting the provisions of this Code and to consider and rule on any properly filed appeal from a decision of the Administrator, giving at least five days' notice of hearing, but in no case shall it fail to meet on an appeal within 30 days of the filing of notice of appeal. All of the meetings of the Board of Appeals shall be open to the public and proper notice given to the Town Clerk.

Ord. of 8-12-2003; Ord. of 1-12-2004; Ord. of 1-8-2007; Ord. of 1-14-2019