(A) Benefitted persons shall be billed the appropriate fire service charge directly by the city, by United States mail at the last known address of the benefitted person, whether or not the fire service charge is covered by insurance.
(B) Fire service charges are due and payable 30 days after mailing. Fire service charges not paid within 30 days after mailing are delinquent and the city shall send, by United States mail at the last known address of the benefitted person, a notice of the said delinquency.
(C) If the fire service charge remains unpaid for 30 days after this notice of delinquency is sent, the city will use all practical and reasonable legal means to collect the fire service charge. The benefitted person receiving fire service shall be liable for all collection costs incurred by the city 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 Council may also, on or before October 15 of each year, certify the unpaid fire service charge to the county auditor in which the benefitted person owns real property for collection with property taxes. The county auditor is responsible for remitting to the city all charges collected on behalf of the city. The city shall give the benefitted person notice, by United States mail at the last known address of the benefitted person, notice of its intent to certify the unpaid fire service charge 30 days prior to October 15.
(E) No fire service charge will be made for false alarms, provided, however, a benefitted person will be charged the appropriate fire service charge for the fourth and subsequent false alarms in any calendar year.
(Ord. 368, passed 3-15-07)