(a) Findings. The county council has determined that the annual cost for replacing street signs and traffic control signs damaged as a result of vehicular accidents or otherwise has become excessive and should not be borne by the county. It is the intent of this section, therefore, to establish a procedure to seek reimbursement for these damages.
(b) Reimbursement. Any individual who damages a county street sign or traffic control sign as a result of a vehicular accident or otherwise shall be responsible for reimbursing the county for the replacement costs of such sign, according to the following schedule:
Description | Replacement Costs |
(1) Street sign (single face) | $68 |
(2) Street sign (double face) | $101 |
(3) Traffic control sign | $117 |
(c) Procedure. The county engineer shall request the state highway patrol and the county sheriff’s department to notify the county engineer whenever a county street sign or traffic control sign has been damaged as a result of a vehicular accident or otherwise. A copy of the accident report, if applicable, shall be obtained by the county engineer and forwarded to the county attorney. The county attorney shall take appropriate legal actions to collect the replacement cost of the damaged sign.
(1976 Code, § 15-1) (Ord. 1632, §§ 1-3, passed 2-3-1987)