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TUESDAY, JUNE 8, 1993 <br /> <br />C. RESPONSIBILITY <br /> <br />The City of Martinsville, any department or individual <br />including the Police Department, Fire Department, volunteer <br />rescue squads and the Martinsville-Henry County <br />Communications Center shall not be liable for failure to act <br />or respond to any activated alarm. <br /> <br />D. PENALTY <br /> <br />A service charge of $25 shall be assessed for a seventh false <br />alarm occurring within the twelve-month period from July 1 to <br />June 30 of each year, $50 for the eighth, $75 for the ninth, <br />$100 for the tenth, and $200 for the eleventh and each <br />successive false alarmwithin that twelve-month period, which <br />results in police, fire or E.M.S. response to the alarmed <br />premises in the City of Martinsville, regardless of the cause <br />of the false alarm or malfunction signal. This service <br />charge shall be payable within ten days of written <br />notification to the subscriber or owner of the alarm system. <br />Late payments shall be assessed a 10% penalty. <br /> <br />All such fees shall be payable to the Treasurer of the City <br />of Martinsville. <br /> <br />Upon motion, duly seconded and by unanimous vote, Council approved, on <br />first reading, Ordinance No. 93-8 amending Chapter 12--Motor Vehicles <br />and Traffic, Article VI--State Regulations for Motor Vehicle Operation, <br />Section 12-140--Adoption of Amendments and Additions to Motor Vehicle <br />Laws by Reference, of the City Code. <br /> <br />Upon motion, duly seconded and. by unanimous vote, Council adopted, on <br />second reading, the following Ordinance No. 93-5: <br /> <br />BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, in <br />regular session assembled June 8, 1993, that it does hereby amend <br />Chapter 21 Taxation, Section 21-7 Real Estate Tax Exemption, <br />Subsections (b)(1), (b)(2) and (b)(5) of the City Code related to real <br />estate tax relief for the elderly and totally and permanently disabled, <br />as follows: <br /> <br /> (b) Said real estate tax exemption will be granted to persons <br />qualifying therefor on the following basis: <br /> <br />(1) <br /> <br />The total combined income during the immediately preceding <br />calendar year from all sources of the owners of the dwelling <br />living therein, and of the owner's relatives living in the <br />dwelling, shall not exceed sixteen thousand dollars ($16,000) <br />provided: <br /> <br /> <br />