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(a)
The City of New Castle wishes to provide a reimbursement process
to the City of New Castle for any costs and/or expenses incurred by
the Fire Department for fire suppression services by submitting claims
to the property owner and/or their insurance carrier.
(b)
It is the finding of the City that property owners generally maintain
insurance coverage within their own casualty insurance policies, property
owner policies and/or other applicable policies that would provide
reimbursement to the City of New Castle for Fire Department provided
suppression services, equipment, and personnel to save and protect
their property form the perils insured against.
(c)
Reimbursement shall be sought by submitting claims to the person,
property owner, business, firm, organization, corporation an/or their
insurance carrier.
[Ord. 7872, passed 8-28-2008]
(a)
The Fire Chief or his/her designee is hereby authorized and directed
to obtain all necessary and pertinent insurance information concerning
the property, and to take necessary and affirmative actions to apply
for and receive reimbursement from any insurance carriers where a
property owner is or may be insured so that the City of New Castle
may be reimbursed for any cost and/or expense incurred for services,
supplies and/or equipment used for or provided to the property owner
by the New Castle Fire Department.
(b)
Any person, property owner, business, firm, corporation, or organization
who are rendered services under this article shall provide the New
Castle Fire Department with the following information:
[Ord. 7872, passed 8-28-2008]
(a)
This article shall be construed to accomplish its purpose to compensate
and/or reimburse the City of New Castle from insurance proceeds the
costs and/or expenses incurred while providing services from the Fire
Department according to the following fee schedule:
|
Type
|
Fee
|
|---|---|
|
Residential Fires
|
$500
|
|
Public or Religious Property
|
$500
|
|
Commercial Property
|
$1,000
|
|
Industrial Property
|
$1,000
|
|
Vehicle Fires
|
$300
|
[Ord. 7872, passed 8-28-2008]
Nothing in this article shall be interpreted to authorize the
New Castle Fire Department or any City Department to refuse or delay
any emergency service to any City person, firm, business, organization,
or corporation, due to lack of insurance coverage or ability to pay
for said services.
[Ord. 7872, passed 8-28-2008]
Should any provision or part of this article be declared by
any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable,
the same shall not affect the validity or enforcement of the balance
of this article, which shall remain in full force and effect.
[Ord. 7872, passed 8-28-2008]
All ordinances or parts thereof inconsistent with the provisions
of this ordinance shall be and are hereby repealed.
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Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary, whoever fails to cooperate with providing any information required pursuant to this article, shall be punished as provided in Section 101.99 of the Administrative Code.
