G100-85 Ordinance No. G100-85
AN ORDINANCE
GRANTING CERTAIN RIGHTS TO AMERICAN DISTRICT TELEGRAPH COMPANY
FOR THE INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE OF AN ALARM CONTROL SYSTEM
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ELGIN, ILLINOIS:
Section I. That American District Telegraph Company, of Illinois, with its
offices at 205 North York Road, Elmhurst, Illinois (hereinafter referred to as ADT) is
hereby granted an exclusive license to install and maintain an ADT 2016 Alarm Monitor-
ing System with a capaciity of 1000 circuits.
Section 2. That the system herein authorized shall be substantially as depicted
in Exhibit A attached hereto and made a part hereof by reference.
Section 3. That ADT shall be solely responsible for the installation and mainte-
nance of the alarm system in a safe and proper working order and shall repair or correct
any defect or malfunction to the system promptly upon receipt of notice from the City
of Elgin of any defect or malfunction. The City of Elgin, its officers, agents and
employees, shall not be responsible for any maintenance or repair to the system and shall
not undertake such maintenance or repair.
Section 4. That the City of Elgin shall be responsible for monitoring the system
and for dispatching personnel in response to alarms received on the system.
Section 5. That ADT shall convert existing circuits to the alarm monitoring
system without cost to the subscriber.
Section 6. That ADT shall install and maintain equipment approved by Under-
writers' Laboratories, Inc. including the following:
One (I) ADT 2016 Alarm Monitoring Board
One (I) Standby Power Supply
Section 7. That ADT shall reserve all necessary alarms/circuits for use by the -
City of Elgin at no charge.
Section 8. That ADT shall furnish maintenance service as described above on a
24 hour, seven day a week schedule.
Section 9. That installation charges and monthly service charges shall be in
accordance with the following:
Installation Fee: $75.00 per circuit
Subscriber Rate: $11.50 per month except that no charge
shall be made to the City of Elgin
Section 10. That telephone line current requirements shall be in reverse polarity
mode and each subscriber or applicable security company shall provide any necessary
equipment. In the event that ADT furnishes and installs the required relay, subscribers
shall be charged a fee at the prevailing rate but not to exceed $250. Any Illinois Bell 41/41411)
Telephone Wire facility charges shall be the responsibility of the subscriber.
Section 11. That within 30 days following the close of each three month period
ADT shall pay to the City of Elgin the sum of seven dollars ($7.00) for each month for
each subscriber during the preceding three month period, other than the;City of Elgin.
Section 12. That other than with respect to claims, demands, suits, damages,
judgments, costs or expenses arising from the performance or nonper=foEmance by the
City, of its responsibilities under Section 4 hereof, ADT shall, at its own expense, defend
all claims, demands or suits resulting from the use or maintenance of the,tilarm monitor-
ing system herein authorized and ADT shall agree to save and hold harry!ess the City
from any and all claims, demands or suits and from any and all damages, judgments, costs
and expenses of any kind which may arise from the use or maintenance of the alarm
monitoring system herein authorized. ADT is self-insured, up to : an?.amount' of
$2,000,000. In addition thereto, ADT will name the City of Elgin as additional insured on
a policy in the amount of $5,000,000 in excess of the self-insurance .retention. Said
policy shall be filed and maintained with the City Clerk. This section shalt not apply to
connections furnished for use of the City of Elgin without charge as provided in Section 7
thereof.
Section 13. That within 30 days following the passage of this ordinance, ADT
shall accept the terms of the franchise granted herein by filing with the City Clerk an
unconditional acceptance thereof, duly executed in the manner provided by law; said
franchise shall not be assignable without the consent of the corporate authorities of the
City of Elgin.
Section 14. That this ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after
the date of filing by ADT of its unconditional written acceptance of this ordinance with
the City Clerk.
Section 15. That the franchise herein granted to ADT shall continue for a period
of five years beginning January I, 1986; that thereafter it shall be renewed automatically
for successive terms of one year, unless either party shall terminate the same by giving
the other party written notice of its intent to terminate not less than 180 days prior to
the end of the same term.
Section 16. That ordinance G36-79 passed May 9, 1979 as amended by Ordinance
G3-80, passed January 9, 1980, be and are hereby repealed.
Section 17. That this ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after
January I, 1986.
s/ Richard L. Verbic
Presented: December 9, 1985 Richard L. Verbic, Mayor
Passed: December 9, 1985
Vote: Yeas 4 Nays 0
Recorded:
Published:
Attest:
sj Marie Yearman
Marie Yearman, City Clerk