PLACEMENT: Public Hearings
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PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE 5, FALSE ALARM REDUCTION, CHAPTER 111, GENERAL ORDINANCES, MARTIN COUNTY CODE
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
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This is a public hearing to consider adoption of an ordinance amending Article 5, False Alarm Reductions, Chapter 111, General Ordinances, Martin County Code. The revisions to the False Alarm Ordinance were requested by the Martin County Sheriff’s Office and the Martin County Tax Collector.
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DEPARTMENT: County Attorney
PREPARED BY: Name: Elysse A. Elder
Title: Deputy County Attorney
REQUESTED BY: Martin County Sheriff’s Office and the Martin County Tax Collector
PRESET:
PROCEDURES: None
BACKGROUND/RELATED STRATEGIC GOAL:
This is a public hearing to consider adoption of an ordinance amending Article 5, False Alarm Reductions, Chapter 111, General Ordinances, Martin County Code. The revisions to the False Alarm Reduction Ordinance were requested by the Martin County Sheriff’s Office and the Martin County Tax Collector for compliance with Florida law and current practices and procedures. The Martin County Tax Collector is responsible for the application, permitting and payment of fees for alarm systems that summons law enforcement. The Martin County Sheriff’s Office is responsible for the enforcement and response to the alarms.
ISSUES:
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LEGAL SUFFICIENCY REVIEW:
This is a legislative matter. Legislative decisions are those in which the local government formulates policy rather than applying specific rules to a particular situation. A local government’s approval or denial of an issue in its legislative capacity is typically subject to a fairly debatable standard of review. Fairly debatable means that the government’s action must be upheld if reasonable minds could differ as to the propriety of the decision reached. Decisions subject to the fairly debatable standard of review need only be rationally related to a legitimate public purpose, such as the health, safety, and welfare of the public, to be valid. Given this broad discretion, only decisions that are arbitrary and capricious or illegal are subject to serious legal challenge.
This public hearing was advertised in The Stuart News on June 27, 2025, and a business impact is not required pursuant to Section 125.66(3)(c)1, Florida Statutes.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
RECOMMENDATION
Move that the Board approve the proposed Ordinance amending the False Alarm Reduction Ordinance.
ALTERNATIVE RECOMMENDATIONS
None
FISCAL IMPACT:
RECOMMENDATION
None
ALTERNATIVE RECOMMENDATIONS
None
DOCUMENT(S) REQUIRING ACTION:
☐Budget Transfer / Amendment ☐ Chair Letter ☐Contract / Agreement
☐Grant / Application ☐Notice ☒Ordinance ☐Resolution
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