(A) The village or its designee shall keep an itemized record of recoverable costs resulting from an emergency action.
(B) The village or its designee shall submit a written itemized claim to the responsible person for the total costs incurred by the village or its designee for the emergency action and a written notice that unless the amounts are paid in full within 30 days after the date of the mailing of the claim and notice, the township will file civil action seeking recovery for the stated amount plus any amounts occasioned by the suit.
(C) For the purposes of §§ 90.01et seq., costs of the village or its designee shall mean all direct and indirect costs and shall include, but are not limited to, the following:
(1) Actual labor cost of personnel, including workers compensation benefits and fringe benefits;
(2) Administrative overhead;
(3) Costs of equipment operation;
(4) Costs of materials;
(5) Laboratory costs of analyzing samples taken during the emergency action;
(6) Medical expenses incurred as a result of response activities;
(7) Costs of any contract labor;
(8) Costs to supervise or verify the adequacy of the cleanup or abatement by others; and
(9) Legal expenses that may be incurred as a result of the emergency action, including actions for recoverable expenses pursuant to §§ 90.01et seq.
(D) The authority to recover costs under §§ 90.01et seq. shall not include actual fire suppression services which are normally or usually provided by the Fire Department.
(Ord. 06-01, passed 4-2-2001)