The following terms have the meanings ascribed herein, unless the context in which used requires a different meaning.
BUILDING INSPECTOR. The Building Inspector for the city.
CHARGE. Any amount other than a fee or a tax that is imposed by the city, including, but not limited to, court costs, attorney costs, filing fees, recordation fees, legal notice costs, any other legally authorized charge, and interest which shall be 8% per year until the total amount due is paid to the city.
CITY. The City of Nitro, West Virginia.
CODE. The codified ordinances of the City of Nitro, West Virginia.
DEBT. Any fee, tax or charge, or any combination thereof, imposed by and due to the city.
FEE. The municipal service fee, the decontamination of methamphetamine laboratory sites fee, the property maintenance fee, the emergency services user fee or any other fee enacted by the City Council of the city.
FIRE PROTECTION. Fire extinguishment services, and the provision of emergency medical services, property inspection services for the purpose of preventing fires, and any other public safety services or public health services provided by the city’s Fire Department for the purpose of protecting human life and property.
POLICE PROTECTION. Those services provided by the city’s Police Department for the purpose of protecting human life or property, or public health or safety, whether the activity undertaken is taken only by city Police Department personnel, or the activity undertaken is taken with the assistance or under the direction of other departments of the city, Kanawha County, Putnam County, the State of West Virginia or any agency of the federal government; provided, that POLICE PROTECTION shall also include any activity for the protection of human life or property, or public health or safety, undertaken by any other agency of city government without involvement of the city’s Police Department.
STREET. Every highway, byway, waterway, street, alley, or other public thoroughfare within the boundaries of the city, whether owned or regulated by the city, Kanawha County, Putnam County, the State of West Virginia or any agency of the federal government.
TAX. Either, the municipal B&O tax or the license tax.
TREASURER. The Treasurer of the city.
(Ord. 09-13, passed 11-17-2009)