[Adopted 8-17-1993 by Ord. No. 341]
The Township's Secretary or such official's designee is hereby
appointed as the designated officer who is authorized to carry out
all responsibilities and duties stated herein.
The Commissioners of Rochester Township may by resolution adopt
procedures and regulations to implement Act 98 of 1992 and this article and may by resolution fix reasonable
fees to be charged for municipal activities of certificates and bills,
performance of inspections and opening separate fund accounts.
An owner of property, any named insured or any insuring agent
who violates this article shall be subject to a penalty of up to $1,000
per violation.
[Adopted 4-15-2021 by Ord. No. 484]
The First Class Township Code, at 53 P.S. § 56516, authorizes the Township to make regulations within the
Township for the management of fire and prevention thereof.
The Rochester Fire Department ("Department") operates within
the Township to provide fire protection.
The Township wishes to provide for reimbursement to the Rochester
Fire Department for any and all costs and/or expenses incurred by
the Department which may be obtainable by the Department through the
submission of claims only to the individual owners' insurance carriers.
This includes property insurance, vehicle insurance, or any other
applicable insurance coverage.
It is the finding of the Township that individual property owners,
or vehicle owners, may maintain insurance coverage within their own
casualty insurance policies, homeowners' policies, and/or other applicable
policies that would provide reimbursement to the Fire Department for
firefighting and other services rendered in response to emergency
service requests.
The Department is hereby authorized and directed, by and through
its officers and authorized representatives, to ascertain what insurance
coverages may be applicable and available under any given circumstance,
and to take all necessary and affirmative steps to apply for and receive
reimbursement from any insurance carriers for any cost and/or expense
incurred for services, supplies and/or equipment used for or provided
to the property owner/vehicle owner by the Department.
Under no circumstances shall any property owner/vehicle owner
ever receive a bill from the Department for fire protection or other
services provided by the Department under this article if no insurance
coverage is available or for any amount of service cost that exceed
what is covered by insurance.
This article shall be liberally construed to accomplish its
purpose to compensate and/or reimburse the Township from insurance
proceeds only for costs and/or expenses incurred while providing services
pursuant to their duties for the Fire Department.
Rates to be charged will be based on the attached fee sheet and will only be for use of Rochester Fire Department
equipment. Actual costs of services that are usual, customary, and
reasonable will be totaled and forwarded onto the insurance carrier.
Insurance carriers are to submit payment to Rochester Township within
60 days of receipt. The Rochester Township Commissioners may from
time to time amend the fee sheet by resolution.