[Added 8-5-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-12]
The Mount Ephraim Fire Department shall initiate mitigation
rates for the delivery of emergency and nonemergency services by the
Fire Department for personnel, supplies and equipment to the scene
of emergency and nonemergency incidents as listed in Schedule A.[1] The mitigation rates shall be based on actual costs of
the services and that which is usual, customary and reasonable (UCR)
as shown in Schedule A, which may include any services, personnel,
supplies, and equipment and with baselines established by addendum
to this document.
[1]
Editor's Note: Schedule A is included as an attachment
to this chapter.
A claim shall be filed to the responsible party(s) through their
insurance carrier. In some circumstances, the responsible party(s)
will be billed directly.
The Fire Department may make rules or regulations and, from
time to time, may amend, revoke, or add rules and regulations, not
consistent with this section, as they may deem necessary or expedient
in respect to billing for these mitigation rates or the collection
thereof.
The mitigation rates lists in Schedule A will increase by 1.5%
annually or based on the annual percentage increase in the consumer
price index (CPI), as developed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics
of the U.S. Department of Labor, whichever is more. Rate adjustments
will occur on the anniversary date of this article to keep the Fire
Department's cost recovery program in conformity with increasing
operating expenses.
