(A) Authority. The City Council has the authority to make rules and regulations for the government of public safety and/or fire companies located within the city.
(B) Findings.
(1) It is recognized that the duties of fire companies require specialized fire/safety/emergency/rescue/environmental/hazardous material tools, equipment, materials, supplies and specialized training in order to provide for the safety of the public served.
(2) Such requirements, as well as the response to emergency situations involving, and/or caused by, non-resident individuals, place a tremendous financial burden on fire companies.
(3) While taxes, if applicable, may provide the fire companies sufficient financial assistance to exist, in an effort to avoid ever-increasing tax burdens of the residents of the city, it is found that an alternative source of funding, emergency service cost reimbursement (i.e., response billing), should be authorized.
(C) Purpose. To grant any fire company operating in Linton and Stockton Township County of Greene (hereinafter, “fire departments”) the authority to seek reimbursement for the reasonable cost of responding to such incidents, as well as the reasonable cost to recoup such costs.
(Ord. 2009-01, passed 1-12-2009)