(A) Parties receiving fire service via a fire call will be billed directly by the Amboy Fire Department within 30 days of the fire call. If the party receiving fire service does not initiate the contact for service but a fire or other situation exists which, at the discretion of the Fire Department personnel in charge, requires fire services and qualifies as a fire call as defined in § 90.21, that party will be charged for a fire call.
(B) In the case of a motor vehicle accident or fire, if more than 1 motor vehicle is involved for which Fire Department service is provided, each motor vehicle owner will be billed an equal share of the fire service charge.
(C) The party(s) billed for fire service will have 60 days to make payment and if payment is not received, the fees and charges billed will be considered delinquent.
(D) The City of Amboy will use all practical and reasonable legal means to collect billed fire calls. The party receiving the fire service shall be liable for all cost of collection incurred by the city including, but not limited to, reasonable attorney fees and court costs.
(E) Billing may be directed to the insurance carrier as a reasonable effort by the city to assist the party who received the fire service. Any billable amount of the fire call not covered by a party’s applicable insurance remains a debt of the party receiving fire service.
(F) False alarms will be billed as a fire call after the first call to the property within the calendar year.
(Ord. 119, passed 1-3-2005)