[Code 1992, § 5.01]
The Lake Geneva Fire Department is officially recognized as
the Fire Department of the City, and the duties of firefighting and
fire prevention in the City are delegated to such Department.
[Code 1992, § 5.03]
The City Council shall appropriate funds for Fire Department
operations and for such apparatus and equipment for the use of the
Fire Department as the Council may deem expedient and necessary to
maintain efficiency and properly protect life and property from fire.
[Code 1992, § 5.04]
The officers and members of the Fire Department shall receive
such compensation from the City as may from time to time be fixed
by the City Council.
[Ord. No. 01-17, § I, 2-12-2001; Ord. No. 04-26, § I, 7-12-2004]
Emergency response fees by the City Fire Department shall be
charged as follows:
(1) Ambulance service transport charge. An ambulance service transport
fee shall be adopted by resolution of the Common Council and shall
be maintained as fee schedules in the office of the City Clerk. The
ambulance service transport charge may be waived by mutual aid agreement
and/or automatic aid agreements entered into between the City and
other municipalities.
[Amended 8-10-2015 by Ord. No. 15-07]
(2) Fire run/emergency medical service (EMS) charge. A fire run/emergency
medical service charge under this chapter, shall be set from time
to time as recommended by the Police and Fire Commission and approved
by Common Council and maintained on a schedule kept in the City Clerk's
office and at the Fire Department.
(3) The emergency response fees provided for in this chapter may be waived
in whole or in part by the Police and Fire Commission based upon a
person's ability to pay or age.
(4) Emergency response fees shall be invoiced to persons and/or business
organizations whose negligence and/or misconduct results in an unnecessary
emergency response from the City Fire Department.
(5) Emergency response fees shall be invoiced to persons involved in
emergencies requiring the City Fire Department response which occurs
on state highways and roads maintained by the state.
[Ord. No. 05-38, § I, 12-12-2005]
The City shall charge the following fire service and emergency
medical service fees:
(1) Fire apparatus and personnel fees.
(2) EMS first response and ambulance transport fees.
(4) Fire protection systems.
The fire service and emergency service fees shall be adopted
by resolution of the Common Council and shall be maintained as fee
schedules in the office of the City Clerk.
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