As used in this chapter, the words and phrases listed below shall have the following meanings:
(a) “Citizen assist” shall mean a non-emergency service requested by and provided to a citizen.
(b) “Costs of the citizen assist” shall mean the costs incurred by the Village or Police or Fire Departments, and by any other governmental or intergovernmental entity providing services to the Village, for or in connection with a citizen assist. Costs include the cost of personnel (wages, overtime and benefits), contracted services, apparatus and equipment usage, fuel, supplies and material incurred in connection with the citizen assist.
(c) “Costs of the emergency response” shall mean the costs incurred by the Village or Police or Fire Departments, and by any other governmental or intergovernmental entity providing services to the Village, for or in connection with an emergency response. Costs include the cost of personnel (wages, overtime and benefits), contracted services, apparatus and equipment usage, fuel, supplies, materials, water, oversight, investigation, removal, maintenance, repair, abatement, mitigation, monitoring, cleanup, inspection, testing, analysis, processing, reporting, crowd and traffic control, security, site restoration, repair or replacement of damaged public property, collection and preservation of evidence, enforcement and prosecution inclined in connection with the emergency response.
(d) “Emergency response” shall mean any police, fire, medical, rescue, transport or hazardous material incident response, service or action by emergency service providers including the Police and Fire Departments; dispatch; contractors, entities or persons operating at the request of the Police or Fire Departments or any other responder as set forth in the National Incident Management System (Homeland Security Presidential Directive 5), to any emergency, accident or call for assistance from any person, property owner, government agency, or emergency service provider.
(e) “Hazardous material incident” shall mean an event involving any chemical, substance, compound, mixture, or other material defined, designated, listed, or having the same characteristics as any substance, compound, mixture or material listed as hazardous under federal or state law or regulation.
(f) “Person” shall mean any individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, association, consortium, organization, government agency, or any other legal entity.
(Ord. 2009-09. Passed 12-14-09.)
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