CHAPTER 32: FEES FOR EMERGENCY PROTECTION SERVICES
Section
   32.01   Purposes and intent
   32.02   Definitions
   32.03   Parties affected
   32.04   Rate schedule
   32.05   Billing and collection
   32.06   Mutual aid agreement
   32.07   Application of collections to budget
§ 32.01 PURPOSES AND INTENT.
   This chapter is adopted for the purposes of authorizing the city to charge for fire service as authorized by M.S. §§ 366.011, 366.012 and 415.01, as they may be amended from time to time.
(Ord. 129, passed 12-19-2005)
§ 32.02 DEFINITIONS.
   For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
   FIRE PROTECTION CONTRACT. A contract between the city and a town or other city or political subdivision for the city to provide fire service.
   FIRE SERVICE. Any deployment of firefighting personnel and/or equipment to extinguish a fire or perform any preventative measure in an effort to protect equipment, life or property in an area threatened by fire. It also includes the deployment of firefighting personnel and/or equipment to provide fire suppression, rescue, extraction and any other services related to fire and rescue as may occasionally occur.
   FIRE SERVICE CHARGE. The charge imposed by the city for receiving fire service.
   MOTOR VEHICLE. Any self-propelled vehicle designed and originally manufactured to operate primarily upon public roads and highways and not operated exclusively upon railroad tracks. It includes semi trailers. It does not include snowmobiles, manufactured homes, all terrain vehicles or park trailers.
   MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT. An agreement between the city and a town or other city or the city’s Fire Department to provide assistance to the fire department of a town or other city.
(Ord. 129, passed 12-19-2005)
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