(A) Parties requesting and receiving fire services will be billed directly by the city’s Fire Department within one month of the fire service. Additionally, if the party receiving fire services did not request fire services, but a fire or other situation exists which, at the discretion of the Fire Department personnel in charge requires fire service, the party will be charged and billed. All parties will be billed whether or not the fire service is covered by insurance. Any billable amount of the fire charge not covered by a party’s insurance remains a debt of the party receiving the fire service.
(B) Parties billed for fire service will have 30 days to pay. If the fire service charge is not paid by that time, it will be considered delinquent and the city’s Fire Department will send a notice of delinquency.
(C) If the fire service charge remains unpaid for 30 days after this notice of delinquency is sent, the city’s Fire Department will use all practical and reasonable legal means to collect the fire service charge. The party receiving fire service shall be liable for all collection costs incurred by the city’s Fire Department including, but not limited to, reasonable attorney fees and court costs.
(D) If the fire service charge remains unpaid for 30 days after the notice of delinquency is sent, the city’s Fire Department may turn the remaining balance over to collection. The city’s Fire Department must give the property owner notice in writing of its intent to turn the unpaid fire service charge over to collection.
(E) False alarms will not be billed as a fire call.
(Prior Code, §3.30) (Ord. 314, Third Series, effective 5-27-2010)