EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – Police Chief Clint Reno said he hopes a new ordinance will reduce false alarm calls received by the department. Passed April 5 by the City Council as an addition to the city code, the ordinance gives police authority to issue written warnings to security alarm subscribers after three responses to false alarms within a calendar year. After that, the city may fine subscribers “a partial expense reimbursement,” to be paid within three weeks, or face suspension of service until the city has been paid, the ordinance states. Fines range from $35 to $100, based on the number of incidents. The ordinance excuses certain cases, like alarms tripped on weekends or because of electrical storms. Otherwise, there is no excuse. “It has to be those situations where there’s really no reason why there should be an alarm going off,” Reno said. Reno’s officers wanted the city to adopt the ordinance. “They notice those pla...