A police service fee may be imposed whenever a police officer or other Police Department representative has given notice to a person who hosts a disorderly premises or nuisance gathering that a second response based upon a disorderly premises or nuisance gathering complaint within the next twenty four (24) hours may result in the assessment of a police service fee. The imposition of a police service fee is in addition to the authority of the police to otherwise take enforcement action to control the disorderly premises or nuisance gathering by ordering dispersal, making arrests or issuing citations.
The person or persons responsible for any disorderly premises or nuisance gathering for which there was a second or subsequent police response after the provision of notice of the applicability of public service fees shall be liable to the City for the police service fees to defray the reasonable cost incurred in any subsequent police response, jointly or severally. The Chief of Police or designee shall cause appropriate billings to be made through the Finance Department. If the City's attempt to collect the police service fee is unsuccessful, the City may bring an action to recover the police service fee, including reasonable attorney fees, against any person responsible for paying the debt or the debt may be turned over to a collection agency and any fees charged by the agency shall be added to the debt. (Ord. 13-16, 5-7-2013)