Any person violating any provision of this chapter for which no specific penalty is prescribed shall be subject to section 1.01.009.
(2004 Code, sec. 93.99(A))
(a)
The
city hereby offers a reward of $250.00 for the arrest and conviction
of any person or persons found guilty of committing the crime of arson
within the corporate limits of the city.
(b)
This
reward is a standing offer and shall be paid out of the general fund
of the city.
(2004 Code, sec. 35.02)
(a)
Establish mitigation rates.
The city 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 exhibit
A to Ordinance 2022-01. The mitigation rates shall be based on actual
costs of the services and that which is usual, customary and reasonable
(UCR) as shown in exhibit A, which may include any services, personnel,
supplies, and equipment and with baselines established by addendum
to this document.
(b)
Filing claims.
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.
(c)
Amendments.
The city council 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.
(d)
Updating mitigation rates.
The mitigation rates lists
in exhibit A to Ordinance 2022-01 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 ordinance/resolution to keep the fire
department’s cost recovery program in conformity with increasing
operating expenses.
(Ordinance 2022-01 adopted 1/11/22)
