WHEREAS A primary concern of law enforcement and private security companies is the increasing number of false alarms; and

WHEREAS up to 95% of all alarms generated by security and responded to by police are false; and

WHEREAS the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police supports the National Model States Program to reduce false alarms and has provided leadership, oversight, and facilities through the association's Public/Private Liaison Committee and the Illinois Model States Program subcommittee, and

WHEREAS through the efforts of the Illinois States Coordinator, the false alarm program is proving effective in reducing the number of false alarm dispatches and increasing the officer and citizen safety; and

WHEREAS the alarm industry has funded the state coordinators position through the Alarm Industry Research and Educational Foundation.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police supports and encourages the continuation of the work of the state coordinators and the funding of the state coordinators positions for a minimum of one additional year beginning April 1999 to facilitate the continuation and completion of the Model States Program.