In the event it is necessary for the Fire Department and or the Police Department to extinguish a fire or abate any other emergency on or about a motor vehicle owned by a non- resident of the Village, the Director of Finance shall assess a fee of four hundred dollars ($400.00) upon the owner of such vehicle, which shall be due and payable to the Village within a time period to be fixed by the Director. There shall be an additional fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) assessed upon such owner for each Fire Department and or Police Department vehicle remaining on the scene of the fire or other emergency for each fifteen minute increment after the initial first hour of emergency service. Such owner shall also be liable for and the Village shall have the right to recover from such owner the actual cost and expense for the utilization of any specialized and disposable equipment or materials necessary to render an emergency scene safe and secure. The Director of Finance shall have plenary power and authority to enforce this section. The provisions of this section shall be subject to, and superseded by, any and all mutual aid agreements currently in force and effect, or hereinafter agreed to by and between the Village of Barboursville and any other municipalities paid or volunteer fire departments and law enforcement agencies.
(Ord. 99-04. Passed 8-3-99.)