The Village of Franklin shall be entitled to recover all costs and damages incurred by the Fire Department in conjunction with emergency incidents involving hazardous/toxic materials or hazardous conditions of extended duration. Such costs and damages shall include, but are not limited to, those associated with incident abatement, clean-up and mitigation, including any related third party costs, which were necessary to ensure the safety of the Village and its populace.
Such costs and damages shall be the joint and several responsibility of the owner(s) and/or operator(s) of the property, equipment, vehicle or container causing or contributing to any emergency incident or hazardous condition of extended duration. All such costs and damages shall be paid within thirty days of demand by the Village of Franklin unless otherwise approved by Village Council.
The Village shall have a lien for all unpaid costs and damages incurred by the Village as above described, and may enforce such lien in the manner prescribed by the general laws of the State providing for the enforcement of tax liens.
(Ord. 183. Passed 4-19-93.)