The city council recognizes and supports the right of the city
fire department to bill persons and entities, including insurance
companies providing coverage to said persons and entities for the
reasonable costs that are related to the loss, damage, and wear to
apparatus, tools, equipment, and materials necessary to provide the
emergency services rendered to said persons and entities.
(Ordinance 06-079, sec. 1, adopted 8/8/06)
Fees shall be collected for services provided inside the city
limits as well as those provided outside the city limits. Fire administration
shall utilize applicable incident report information that will be
forwarded to the city’s fire department’s authorized agent
for this collection of fees.
(Ordinance 06-079, sec. 2, adopted 8/8/06)
The city fire department, or their authorized agent, shall submit
an invoice to the relevant insurance company covering the particular
loss that is related to the emergency services rendered. Individual
residents of the city who have no insurance coverage for the incident
in which emergency services are provided shall be exempt from any
and all charges described herein, unless and except where the property
involved is commercially owned, operated or zoned. With regard to
nonresidents of the city and commercially owned, operated or zoned
property, if it can be reliably determined that there is no insurance
coverage for a particular loss which causes the fire department to
incur loss, damage, and wear and tear to apparatus, tools, equipment,
and materials, then the city fire department may hold responsible
the person or entity that received said emergency services.
(Ordinance 06-079, sec. 3, adopted 8/8/06)
Calls for service at residential structure “single-family
residence” fires within the city limits shall not be subject
to any of the fire department service charges contained herein, unless
it is determined that the emergency services rendered were connected
to intentional and/or malicious act(s) on the part of the property
owners. First responder/medical assist calls to a residence, i.e.,
not involving a motor vehicle, within the city limits are hereby exempted
from the fire department service charges contained herein unless it
is determined that the emergency services rendered were connected
to intentional and/or malicious act(s) on the part of persons receiving
the treatment.
(Ordinance 06-079, sec. 4, adopted 8/8/06)
The fees as provided in section A8.03.065 of the fee schedule
of this code shall be assessed and collected for the use of apparatus,
tools, equipment, and materials.
(Ordinance 06-079, sec. 5, adopted 8/8/06; Ordinance adopting Code)
