135.05 SERVICE FEES FOR CITY POLICE AND FIRE SERVICE AT MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS.

   (a)   The City shall initiate service fees for the delivery of City Police and Fire services, personnel, supplies and equipment to the scene of motor vehicle accidents. The rate of the service fees shall be that which is the usual, customary and reasonable costs (UCR), which includes any services, personnel, supplies and equipment and may vary based on the actual costs of the individual accident.

   (b)   The service fees shall be charged to the responsible or “at-fault” driver, initially filed to their motor vehicle insurance, representing an add-on-cost of the claim for negligent driving damages to the vehicles, property and/or injuries. The claim costs shall be filed to the insurance company, the owner of a vehicle, owner of property, or other responsible parties.

   (c)   The Mayor and/or Chief of Fire and Chief of Police may make rules or regulations, and from time to time may amend, revoke or add rules and regulations, relating to this section as they may deem necessary or expedient in respect to billing for these fees or the collection thereof.

   (d)   All amounts collected as a result of this section shall be placed into the General Fund of either the Fire Department or the Police Department equal to each respective department’s involvement, if any, in each motor vehicle accident for which services were rendered by either or both Departments. (Ord. 48-2010. Passed 5-27-10.)