[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the Township of Richland as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Fire Department — See Ch. 23.
Police Department — See Ch. 45.
[Adopted 2-7-2005 by Ord. No. 292]
[Amended 11-28-2005 by Ord. No. 298]
The Police Department and the Richland Fire Department shall initiate user fees for the delivery of police and fire services, personnel, supplies and equipment to the scene of motor vehicle accidents, structural fires, or emergency incidents. It is the specific intent of the Board of Supervisors that the term “emergency incident” shall include, among other types of recognized emergency incidents, the delivery of police and fire services, personnel, supplies and equipment at the scene of hazardous material spills as that term is generally recognized in police and fire services. The rates of the user fees shall be that which is usual, customary and reasonable (UCR), which include any services, personnel, supplies and equipment, and may fluctuate based upon the needs of the accident, fire or emergency incident.
The user fees shall be filed to the motor vehicle insurance or commercial or homeowners' insurance, representing an add-on cost of claims for damages of the vehicles, property and/or injuries. The claim(s) shall be filed with the insurance company of the owner of a vehicle, owner of property, lessee or party responsible for the emergency incident(s).
The Richland Township Police Chief and the Richland Fire Department Administration may make reasonable rules and regulations, from time to time, and can amend, revoke or add such rules and regulations, not inconsistent with the intent of this article, as each may determine necessary or expedient for the respective department heads in regard to the billing and collection of user fees authorized herein, including the use of independent private collection agencies.
All amounts collected as a result of this article shall be placed in two separate accounts: one for police user fees under the control of the Board of Supervisors and one for fire user fees under the control of the duly elected officers of the lire company, to be used exclusively for the personnel, supplies and equipment of each respective department.
Annual reports, subject to audit at the discretion of the Board of Supervisors, due by January 31 of the subsequent year, shall be rendered to the Board of Supervisors setting forth, in detail, the revenues and expenditures attributed to such accounts.