(a) The city’s Fire Department shall charge a user fee for the deployment of Fire Department services, personnel, supplies and equipment to the scene of a motor vehicle accident. The rate of the user fee shall be the costs incurred, which include, but are not limited to, any services, personnel, supplies and equipment, and may fluctuate based on the services provided and as set out in exhibit “A” attached to original Ordinance 64-04.
(b) The user fee shall be charged to the motor vehicle insurance carrier, insuring the vehicles or individuals receiving the provided services.
(c) The Mayor is hereby authorized and directed to contract with a company specializing in the billing of Fire Department services for motor vehicle accidents, for collection of such user fees as a result of Fire Department services being provided.
(d) All amounts collected as a result of this section shall be placed into a Public Safety, Equipment and Facilities Fund, which hereby is authorized and directed to be established by the Director of Finance to be used exclusively for apparatus, equipment and facilities for the Fire Department.
(Ord. 64-04, passed 5-4-2004)