G36-92 Ordinance No. G36-92
AN ORDINANCE
GRANTING CERTAIN RIGHTS TO NATIONAL GUARDIAN SECURITY SERVICES
FOR THE INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE OF AN ALARM CONTROL SYSTEM
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ELGIN,
ILLINOIS:
Section 1 . That National Guardian Security Services of
Illinois, with its office at 7280 W. Devon Avenue, Chicago,
Illinois (hereinafter referred to as "National" ) is hereby
granted an exclusive license to install and maintain a Keltron
DMP 703 Alarm Monitoring System with a capacity 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 National shall be solely responsible for
the installation and maintenance 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 National shall convert existing circuits
to the alarm monitoring system without cost to the subscriber.
Section 6 . That National shall install and maintain
equipment approved by Underwriters ' Laboratories, Inc . as
described in Exhibit A.
Section 7 . That National shall reserve all necessary
alarms/circuits for use by the City of Elgin at no charge.
Section 8 . That National 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: $95 . 00 per circuit
Subscriber Rate: $18 . 00 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 or other city approved
signal transmission mode. Each subscriber or applicable
security company shall provide any necessary signal
transmission equipment. In the event that National furnishes
and installs the required equipment, subscribers shall be
charged a fee at the prevailing rate but not to exceed
$450 . 00 . Any Illinois Bell 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 National shall pay to the City of
Elgin the sum of $8 . 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, cost or expenses arising
from the performance or nonperformance by the City, of its
responsibilities under Section 4 hereof, National shall, at
its own expense, defend all claims, demands or suits resulting
from the use or maintenance of the alarm monitoring system
herein authorized and National shall agree to save and hold
harmless 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. National is
self-insured up to an amount of $1, 000,000 per occurrence. In
addition thereto, National shall maintain general liability
insurance, including errors and omissions and contractual
coverage, with limits of not less than $1, 000, 000 per
occurrence. The City shall be named as an additional insured,
as its interest may appear with respect to acts or omissions
of National, on said insurance policy which shall also provide
that the City will be given 30 days written notice before
cancellation or expiration thereof. This section shall 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, National 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 National of
its unconditional written acceptance of this ordinance with
the City Clerk.
Section 15 . That the franchise herein granted to National
shall continue for a period of two years having begun on
April 1, 1992; 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 G100-85 passed December 9,
1985, be and is hereby repealed.
Section 17 . That this ordinance shall be in full force
and effect from and after April 1, 1992 .
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Geor VanDeVoorde, Mayor
Presented: July 8, 1992
Passed: July 8, 1992
Omnibus Vote: Yeas 7 Nays 0
Recorded: July 9, 1992
Published:
Attest:
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Dolonna Mecum, Ci y Clerk
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