(A) All recipients or responsible parties shall be jointly and severally civilly liable to the Charter Township of Clayton for all assessed costs as authorized by this chapter for any emergency response by the Clayton Township Fire Department or the Swartz Creek Area Fire Department. A property owner remains liable for all assessed costs for any emergency response pursuant to this chapter regardless of whether the owner has, by agreement, imposed on an occupant or operator the duty to guard against, insure against, or indemnify from any of the charges, costs, or fees encompassed by this chapter unless specifically exempted from liability by this chapter.
(B) A recipient or responsible party shall include, but is not limited to, the property owner, occupant, or operator of real or personal property. If an emergency response by the Clayton Township Police Department or the Swartz Creek Area Fire Department benefits more than 1 person or property, the owner of each property or each responsible party so benefited shall be jointly and severally liable for the payment of the full assessed fees and costs of the emergency response.
(C) Any apportionment of costs or fees among or between responsible parties for an emergency response, interpretation, and application of this subsection is exclusively at the discretion of the Clayton Township Fire Department Chief and/or the Swartz Creek Area Fire Department Chief and is subject only to the appeal procedures set forth in § 95.06.
(Ord. 442, passed 3-21-2013)