Subd. 1. Parties requesting and/or receiving fire services will be billed directly by the City of Austin within 30 days of the fire service. Additionally, if the party receiving fire service did not request services, which at the discretion of the Fire Department personnel in charge requires fire service, the party will be charged and billed. All parties will be billed whether or not the fire service is covered by insurance. Any billable amount of the fire charge not covered by a party’s insurance remains a debt of the party receiving the service.
Subd. 2. Parties billed for fire service have 30 days to pay. If the fire service charge is not paid by that time, it will be considered delinquent. The city reserves the right to use all practical and reasonable legal means to collect the fire service charge. The party receiving fire service shall be liable for all collection costs incurred by the city including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys’ fees and court costs.
(Ord. 621, passed 8-5-14)