(a) Any person who operates a motor vehicle so as to cause an emergency response shall be responsible and liable for the expenses of the emergency response, if that person was charged with any violation of M.C.L.A. 257.625.
(Ord. 11-98. Passed 7-7-98; Ord. 03-04. Passed 2-17-04.)
(b) The City Commission shall, by resolution, adopt a schedule of the costs included within the expense of an emergency response. This schedule shall be available to the public from either the City Clerk or the Police Department.
(c) The Chief of Police or the designee thereof, within fifteen days of an emergency response, shall prepare a bill of itemized costs incurred by the City for an emergency response. The bill for these costs shall be submitted, by personal service or first class mail, to the person responsible and liable for such expenses as enumerated under this chapter. Full payment by the responsible and liable person shall be made within thirty days from the date of service of the itemized costs.
(d) Any failure by the responsible person to pay the itemized costs within thirty days of service shall be considered in default. In case of default, the City may commence civil suit to recover the unpaid expenses of an emergency response and any costs allowed by law.
(Ord. 13-90. Passed 5-15-90.)