[Ord. 689, 8/11/2010, § 2]
Person or persons or corporation or other entity comprising
record owner or owners of any land or building.
An amount fixed by Borough Council to cover estimated compensation
of officers for amount of time normally spent in responding to a call
or otherwise maintaining order and public peace and stopping disturbances,
appropriate administrative costs allocable thereto, and medical treatment
to injured officers and the cost of repairing damaged Borough equipment
or property. Police service costs to maintain order and public peace
and to stop public disturbances at such private property is hereby
set at $300 for each response required by a uniformed officer.
Any land or building, including single and multi-family dwellings
and commercial and industrial buildings not owned by public entity.
Any party, gathering, event or disturbance involving disorderly
conduct as described by the Pennsylvania statutes.
Any federal, state or local government or school district
or agency or authority created or organized thereby.
[Ord. 689, 8/11/2010, § 3]
Every owner of and/or rental agent with responsibility to manage
private property within the Borough is required to pay police service
costs to maintain order and public peace and to stop public disturbances
at such private property for each response by the police in excess
of one response per thirty-day period in an amount fixed by resolution
of the Borough Council. Provided, however, that police service in
connections with crimes against residents and/or property by persons
not residing or invited guests or otherwise lawful occupants of the
private property shall not be considered responses for purposes of
this Part. Provided, further, that police service in connection with
spousal abuse or abuse of children by parents or in connection with
crimes classified as misdemeanors or felonies under Pennsylvania Crime
Code shall not be considered responses for purposes of this Part.
[Ord. 689, 8/11/2010, § 4]
The Chief of Police or other duly authorized agent of the Borough shall notify the owner of and/or rental agent with responsibility to manage such private property that a response has been made to such property to maintain order or public peace or to stop a public disturbance. Such notice shall be given by regular mail to the last known address of such owner and/or rental agent. Provided, however, that an owner and/or rental agent with responsibility to manage private property shall be required to pay police service cost in accordance with § 6-702 of this Part whether or not such notice has been given.
[Ord. 689, 8/11/2010, § 5]
Police service costs due in accordance with § 6-702 hereof shall be billed to the owner and/or rental agent with responsibility to manage private property by the Borough Secretary or her duly authorized agent and shall be due and payable within 30 days of such billing.
[Ord. 689, 8/11/2010, § 6]
Unpaid police service costs may be collected by civil action
by the Borough against the owner and/or rental agent with responsibility
to manage such private and/or may be imposed or assessed against such
private property as municipal claim under the Act of May 16, 1923,
P.L. 207, as amended, (53 P.S. § 7101). In either event,
a penalty of 10% and interest at the rate of 10% per annum shall be
added and collected as provided by law.
