(A) The Campbellsville Fire Rescue shall initiate mitigation rates for the delivery of emergency and non-emergency services by the Fire Department for personnel, supplies and equipment to the scene of emergency and non-emergency incidents as listed in Ordinance 22-02, Exhibit A, available at the office of the City Clerk. The mitigation rates shall be based on actual costs of the services and that which is usual, customary and reasonable (UCR) as shown in Ordinance 22-02, Exhibit A, which may include any services, personnel, supplies, and equipment and with baselines established by addendum to this section.
(B) A claim shall be filed to the responsible party(s) through their insurance carrier. In some circumstances, the responsible party(s) will be billed directly.
(C) The Fire Department's City Council may make rules or regulations and from time to time may amend, revoke, or add rules and regulations, not consistent with this section, as they may deem necessary or expedient in respect to billing for these mitigation rates or the collection thereof.
(D) The mitigation rates lists in Ordinance 22-02, Exhibit A, will increase by 1.5% annually or based on the annual percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index (CPI), as developed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor, whichever is more. Rate adjustments will occur on the anniversary date of this section to keep the Fire Department's cost recovery program in conformity with increasing operating expenses.
(Ord. 22-02, passed 5-16-2022)