(A) Whenever a City Department responds by request or mandate to an emergency, the Department Head or his assign shall main a log of the costs incurred.
(B) When a final tabulation of the costs is completed, the Department Head or his assign shall present it to the Board of Public Works and Safety.
(1) The Board shall set a hearing at which testimony may be taken from which a determination shall be arrived at as to the amount of costs to be allocated to each Department and the amount assigned to the party receiving the Department emergency services.
(2) Said determination of the Board shall be final.
(C) The Board shall require the recipient of emergency services to pay those costs assigned to the recipient within 90 days from the date of determination.
(D) The Board shall be authorized to empower the City Attorney to institute legal proceedings upon nonpayment within 30 days. The costs to the city for legal proceedings, including attorney fees, shall be assessed to the nonpaying party.
(E) The Board shall have the authority to suspend the assignment of costs upon finding that the incident was a routine emergency situation or when there is a determination by the Board that an assessment of costs would constitute undue hardship on the party receiving emergency services.
(Ord. 1137, passed 6-5-89)