The Fire Chief of the City, or his designated representative, shall keep a record of the costs of the City incurred through or in connection with investigating, controlling, neutralizing, abating, disposing or cleaning up a hazardous or other materials incident. After completing such measures the Fire Chief or his designated representative shall be authorized to collect such costs in a civil action wherein the City shall be the plaintiff and the transporter shall be the defendant. The liability of the transporter to the City shall not be conditioned upon evidence of the willfullness or negligence on the part of the transporter. All moneys received or collected under this chapter shall be credited to the appropriate funds of the City from which moneys were expended in connection with the hazardous or other materials incident.
(Ord. 65, 1988. Passed 11-7-88.)