The city council finds as follows:
A. That persons who drive a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or any drug create a serious hazard to themselves and others;
B. That the city's police and fire departments are required to spend a significant amount of time in the apprehension and arrest of persons who drive while under the influence of alcohol or any drug and in responding to accidents caused by such persons;
C. That the time spent by the police and fire departments for that purpose is costly and precludes those departments from being available to respond to other calls or incidents;
D. That, although the California Government Code, at Section 53150, et seq., provides that persons who drive a vehicle under the influence of alcohol or any drug shall reimburse the city for costs incurred in making appropriate emergency responses to incidents caused by such persons, the scope of that cost recovery provision is insufficient because the apprehension and arrest of all drivers under the influence of alcohol or any drug are expensive and time-consuming, even though they may not require an emergency response; and
E. That all persons who are apprehended or arrested for driving while under the influence of alcohol or any drug, as well as those who cause an accident, and who are subsequently convicted of driving while under the influence of alcohol or any drug, should be required to reimburse the city for the costs incurred by the police department in such apprehension or arrest.
(Ord. 2119)