(A) Unless specifically excepted by this section, a fee will be imposed on each and every occasion that the Police Department responds to the need or request to provide disposal service in order to dispose of explosive materials or devices. The person or other entity that is in possession or control of the property, premises or residence to which the police are directed for disposal services shall be held liable and responsible for payment of the fee whether that person is the owner, tenant, lessee, occupant or officer of the premises or in some other manner exercises possession and control of the premises, property or residence.
(B) The fees charged for disposal services provided by the Police Department shall be as follows:
(1) Calls within Allen County shall be charged at three hundred forty dollars ($340.00) per call, unless such call requires more than four hours from the time of dispatch to the time the bomb disposal unit completes all duties relating to the call, in which case an additional fee of eighty-five dollars ($85.00) per hour will be charged. In addition, if required, any and all other incidental expenses, such as, but not limited to, the cost of nonreusable equipment and/or the cost of any and all damage incurred to equipment, shall be added to the fee.
(2) Calls outside of Allen County shall be charged at three hundred forty dollars ($340.00) per call, unless such call requires more than four hours from the time of dispatch to the time the bomb disposal unit completes all duties relating to the call, in which case an additional fee of eighty-five dollars ($85.00) per hour will be charged. In addition, if required, any and all other incidental expenses, such as, but not limited to, the cost of nonreusable equipment and/or the cost of any and all damage incurred to equipment, shall be added to the fee. Mileage for calls outside Allen County shall be in addition to the above charges and shall be determined in accordance with current Federal standards.
(3) All calls for such services from the City, from agencies and offices of the government of Allen County, and from all schools in Allen County, shall be exempt from the fee provided for above.
(4) The fee charged under this section shall be paid within thirty days after the date of billing from the Police Department. The notification of the fee incurred by the Bomb Disposal Unit of the Police Department may be made by ordinary mail addressed to the person in charge or control of the property or business. If the person in charge or control of the property or business fails to pay such fee within thirty days after being notified in writing of the amount thereof, such fee may be collected by the taking of a judgment against such person, and the Director of Law is hereby authorized to bring suit or to take other necessary legal action to collect all such expenses or costs incurred by the City pursuant to this section.
(C) All moneys received under this section will be used specifically for the training and purchasing of equipment for the Police Department's Bomb Disposal Unit.
(D) No fee shall be charged for services under this section when such fees are reimbursed pursuant to agreement between the city and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and explosives (ATF), as determined by the Chief of Police.
(Ord. 125-92. Passed 9-23-92.; Ord. 024-05. Passed 2-7-05.)