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10/28/2019
19-419
10/28/2019
19-419
Police
Order
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Title, Order
Amending the Schedule of Fees to Include a Fee for Service for Non-Emergency Calls to the Police
Department
This Order would create a fee structure for non-emergency requests police response to institutions,
including group homes, residential care facilities, and temporary low barrier sheltering locations.
The Police Department has experienced an increase in calls to group homes, residential care
facilities, and temporary low barrier sheltering locations. In some cases, these calls are
non-emergency and do not require the response of an officer. Examples of these types of calls are
requests that the police instruct clients to follow house rules, advise clients not to use coarse
language, mediate kitchen times, or follow a smoking policy.
These types of calls take police resources away from or reduce response times to matters that fall
within the purview of the officer. The fee for service is an attempt to deter excessive and
unnecessary use of police services for non-emergency situations.
This fee is authorized by Code section 215-14, to be enacted the same date as this Order.
Government Operations Committee
09/16/2019
Recommend for passage
50
New Business
10/28/2019
19-419
CITY OF BANGOR ORDER
10/28/2019
19-419
Davitt
Amending the Schedule of Fees to Include a Fee for Service for Non-Emergency Calls to the Police
Department
Whereas, the Police Department has experienced an increase of calls to institutions such as group homes,
residential care facilities, and temporary low barrier sheltering locations;
Whereas, the Police Department has identified many of these calls are non-emergency and not matters for
which the Police Department is needed;
Whereas, responses to these calls reduce officers' ability to perform job-related responsibilities;
Whereas, this is not intended to generate revenue for the City, but to reduce the non-emergency calls to the
Police Department.
Be it Ordered by the City Council of the City of Bangor that,
The following fees for service be added to the Schedule of Fees as section N(6):
(6) Fees for Service - Institutions § 215-14
0-3 requests per year $0
4-8 requests per year $31 per responding officer for each request
9 or more requests per year $155 per responding officer for each request
IN CITY COUNCIL
OCTOBER 28,2019
CO 19-419
MOTION MADE AND SECONDED FOR PASSAGE
PASSED
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