[Res. 00-14, 7/5/2000]
1.
The Township Supervisors of Shrewsbury Township by, and through their
authority and relationship with the aforementioned volunteer fire
companies[1] hereby recognizes the authority and authorizes the Glen
Rock Hose & Ladder Volunteer Fire Company, Rose Volunteer Fire
Company, and Shrewsbury Volunteer Fire Company to recover the reasonable
costs of firefighting materials, equipment, personnel hours, and hazardous
abatement materials involving any hazardous material incident, or
fire, or safety and rescue incident or operation, including vehicular
accidents.
[1]
Editor's Note: The preamble to Res. 00-14, 7/5/2000 provides,
in pertinent part:
"WHEREAS, Shrewsbury Township has recognized and designated
as fire companies for the area of Shrewsbury Township, Glen Rock Hose
& Ladder Volunteer Fire Company, Rose Volunteer Fire Company,
and Shrewsbury, Volunteer Fire Company;
"WHEREAS, said Volunteer Fire Companies respond to hazardous
material incidents, environmental incidents, fire, safety, and rescue
incidents;
"WHEREAS, such responses are either directly via 911 response,
or in coordination with the Emergency Management Agency;
"WHEREAS, said responses on occasion involve the use of hazardous
material abatement equipment as well as hazardous abatement materials;
"WHEREAS, it is the intention of Shrewsbury Township to recognize
the authority of the abovementioned Volunteers to seek collection
and reimbursement for the reasonable costs of responding to such incidents,
either directly or in coordination with the Office of Emergency Management;"
2.
Said reasonable costs as outlined above may be recovered directly
by a volunteer fire company, through Shrewsbury Township with the
consent of the Shrewsbury Township Supervisors, or through a third-party
billing service approved by the Shrewsbury Township Supervisors. Requests
by the volunteer fire company for a third-party billing service will
be considered and approved by resolution as an authorized agent for
the collection of said reasonable costs.
[Amended by Ord. 2014-02, 5/7/2014]
3.
In addition to the aforementioned reasonable costs, the volunteer
fire companies of Glen Rock Hose & Ladder Volunteer Fire Company,
Rose Volunteer Fire Company and Shrewsbury Volunteer Fire Company,
or a third-party billing company acting on behalf of a volunteer fire
company, and approved by the Shrewsbury Township Supervisors, shall
be authorized to collect reasonable interest, as well as a reasonable
administrative fee for collecting the same, and any and all additional
fees as may be authorized by the Hazardous Material and Emergency
Planning and Response Act, 35 P.S. § 6022.101 et seq., or
as authorized by any other statute, case law, or common law.
[Amended by Ord. 2014-02, 5/7/2014]
