(1)
The Fire Department shall be composed of a Chief and
such other officers and members as may be authorized by the Village
Board.
(2)
The Chief shall be appointed by the Police and Fire
Commission. Appointments of such additional officers and members of
the Fire Department as may be authorized by the Village Board shall
be made in accordance with the provisions of § 62.13, Wis.
Stats.
(3)
Compensation of the Chief and other officers and other
members of the Fire Department shall be fixed by the Village Board.
(5)
The Fire Department shall render its service to any
municipal corporation or governmental subdivision with which a written
agreement to render such services has been entered into, and the Village
Manager is authorized to negotiate contracts, subject to the approval
of the Village Board, to render fire-fighting and fire prevention
services in neighboring communities in need of such services.
(6)
No contract or agreement to render fire protection
or fire-fighting services entered into with any municipal corporation
or governmental subdivision shall be binding or valid unless in writing
and approved by the Village Board.
(7)
The proceeds from the performance of any contract
to provide fire protection or fire-fighting services to any neighboring
community shall be kept in a separate account by the Village Clerk-Treasurer
and shall be distributed at such time and in such a manner as the
Village Board shall direct.
(1)
Fees to be charged for ambulance conveyances. Every
person receiving an ambulance conveyance by the Village ambulance
equipment shall pay for such service in accordance with the fee established
from time to time by separate resolution of Village Board.[1]
[Amended 1-17-2023 by Ord. No. 945]
[1]
Editor's Note: The Fee Schedule is on file in the Village
offices.
(2)
Conveyances pursuant to mutual aid agreement. There
shall be no charge when ambulance conveyances are made pursuant to
the mutual aid agreements entered into by the Village.
(3)
Employees located in Village. Employees working for
businesses located in the Village and receiving ambulance conveyances
when injured in the course of their employment shall pay such amount
as established by the Village in its annual budget.
[Added 12-2-2003 by Ord. No. 803]
Any person having a vehicle incident on Wisconsin,
Village, county, state or federal highways, including Village streets,
involving vehicle fire or auto accident involving fluid spilled or
extrication of a victim will be charged a fee to recover the Fire
Department's cost. The Fire Department Emergency Vehicle Accident
Response Fee shall be established by the Village Board of Trustees
and may be changed or revised from time to time by resolution.
