Failure of the responsible party to extinguish open burning in violation of this article will provide cause for the Fire Department promptly to extinguish such burning and thereafter surcharge the costs of the special fire extinguishing service against the responsible party. The special surcharge of this section shall be a debt due to the City and enforceable by civil action in any court of competent jurisdiction. A penalty of five percent (5%) shall be added for any default for a period of thirty days or more in the payment of the surcharge and for each succeeding thirty days thereafter payment shall be made, an additional penalty of one percent (1%). Collection of surcharges under this section shall be the responsibility of the Finance Director, who shall have authority to appoint a collection agent.
(Ord. 81-20. Passed 7-16-81.)