Ordinance 1608Alameda City Ordinances Ordinance No. 1608
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AMENDING T . ALAMEDA MUNICI-
PAL CODE BY AMENDING SECTIONS
16-617 AND 16-619 THEREOF, RELATING
TO ISSUANCE OF PRIVATE PATROL
SYSTEM PERMITS
BE IT ORDAINED BY
THE COUNCIL OF TIM
CITY' OP ALA XWDA.-
That Section 1(3-
113WOAek Se larneda Municipal
Code is hereby amended to
read as follows:
See. 16-617. City Manager to
Grant or Deny Permit. Upon
application for a private a-
trot system permit as in t9ls,
v article provided for, the City
anager shall grant or deny
the same to the appli al- i t
within tell (10) days after the:
c DOMPletion of the hearingz
thereon in Section i&eI6 6jr
this article provided for, but.
such permit shall not be is-
sued until the arpllcant shall
exhibit to the Ci ty Manager a
valid and existing license
issued to him by the Bureau
of Licenses to carry on such
business, and shall have filed
with the City Clerk a surety
bond as hereinafter in this
article provided, or shall have
filed with said. City Clerk a
certified copy of a valid and
exIsting.license Issued to the
applicant by the Bureau of
Pffvaie Irivestigators and Ad-
I usters of U16 state of Call-';
ornia to carry on the busi-
ness of a private patrol oper-
ator or private detective.
IN provided, however, the City
anager shall deny an appli-
cation If It appears-
(a) That any person signing
the application has ever been
convicted Of a felony or a
misdemeanor, Involving moral,
tu tude; or
(TbThat any person signing
the application does not have
a good reputation for honesty,
or character, or Integrity, or
sobriety, or is n6t a reaponsi•
ble person.
& 9gg+Q_ That Section 16-
6 e lameda Municipal
Code is hereby amended to
read as followst
Sec, 16-619. Conditions of
Permit for Private Patrol
System. Any permit for a,
private patrol system in this
article provided for shall be
issued upon the following
terms and condltlons:
(a) That such private patrol
system shall tae operated and
conducted subject to the gen-
eral supervision of the Chief
of Police of the City of Ala.
medal
(b) That the holder of such
permit will require each pri-
vate 'patrol watchman em-
ployed by him to*
(1) Report by telephone to
such Places and at such in-
tervals as the Chief of police
ma require,
(mot . Aid, ass ' ist d coo
ate with the Ala meda. Po Lee
]DePartmefit In the detention
or dpprehensidn of persons
suspected of violating the
law.
(c) That the holder of such
it sha time
es
at all tims
p ermit within the City of
Alameda, a fixed and estab-
lished place of business or
residence, and the address of
the same, as it may be
changed from - time to time,
shall be filed with the City
Clerk and the Chief of Police.
(d) That the holder of such
permit shall at all times have
said place of . business or res.
Wence connected with a tele•
phone 'n 0 ra',d by a
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e) That the older of such
permit shall have a com-
petent person constantly In at-
tendance at such place of
business or residence between the hours of 6 o'clock P.XL
3,nd 4 o'clock A. of the
next succeeding day, who is
able to receive or send out
telephon6calls;
(f) That if the holder of
such permit employs any
person, he shall at all times
carry a policy of Insurance
;sufficient to conform to the
provisions of the Labor.Code
of the state of California, and
shall keep . on file with the
City Clerk a certificate of
such insurahce Issued. by the -
company issuing such policy
of Insurance;
(g) That the holder.of such
permit shall submit quarterly
to the Chief of Police, the
name, address and telephone
number of each establishment
serviced by, and the names
and residence addresses of all
T hat of such holder,
hat the holder of such
permit supply to all of his
e m p 1 o y_ e e 9 , identification
cards, inibbrporating the'em-
ployee's current phot h
name, date of birth a;orpEy_
sisal description;
(i) That the holder of such
permit insure that uniforms
worn and equipment used by
his employees shall Identify
the private patrol system by
whom they are erngloyed-, -
(J) That the holder of such
p ermit, before It Is granted,
lie w ith the City Attorney for
his ap roval, certificates of
public Viability Insurance, In
such form and with such
coverages, provisions. re-
quirement of prior notice of
cancellation, . and minimum
.limits of liability as the Cit
Attorney may require unT.
.form, of all applicants, insur-
Ing the holder and-the City_
Its officers and employees.
Upon approval by the City,
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Attorney, 9 a I d certifleaths
shall thereafter be ke "n
file In the office of theCity
Clerk. Said insurance shall be
provided at the holder's sole
ey ense and shall be main-
ned by him In full force
and effect for the duration of
the permit-,
(k) That the holder of such
I
p e rmit, before it is granted,
with the City Attorney for
his approval, either a corpor-
ate surety bond -in the nal
sum of $25,000.00 conditroned
upon the faithful perf ormanee
of the holder's contractual ob-
ligations to the parties served
by him in his capacity as a
private patrol operator, or, a
certificate of insurance for
damages for breach of pro-
fessional duty by reason of
any negligent act, error or
omission arising from his op.
erations, activities, work or
business as a givate patrol
'o perator, in t e minimum
sum of $25,000.00; such bond
or Insurance shall be in form
satisfactory to the City At-
,%orney, shall be maintained by
the holder of such permit in
lull force and effect for the
duration of the permit, shall
provide for 10 days' prior
written notice to the City At-
torney of any roposed
chan eorci lation therein;
and stall be in addition to the
bond provided for In Section
16.618 of this Code.
q The govi ris of
t h
I s ar ?p p
c s c e shall applicable
to all permits heretofore or
hereafter issued.
This L ordinance
sh full force and
effect from and after the ex.
F iration of thirty (30) days
from the date of its final
passage.
TerrT LaCroix, Jr.
Pre s (ding Officer
of the Council
Attest:
IRMA L.NLELsor
CITYCLERR
I' the Yi6ei hereby
ceA u
ify that the foregoing
Ordinance was duly and are
larly adopted and passed
the Council of the City of
Alameda in re lar Meetin
m r
V
assebd le o t e 18th day 0
November, 1969, by the fol-
lowin vote, to wit.
AM: Councilmen Fore,
Longaker, McCall and Presi.
dent La Croix. Jr. 4
NOES. None
ABSENT. Councilman Levy
IN WITNESS WHEREOF. (I I
have hereunto set m hand
and affixed the official y seal of
said City dais 19th day of
November, 1969.
TRMA L. NELSON 09��
City Clefk bf the
A-536 — Cift of Alameda
Pub isn Nov. 21,1969
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