(A) A nonresident party receiving fire service will be billed directly by the City.
(B) Additionally, if insurance information is made available, a copy of the invoice and city ordinance will be sent to the vehicle owner's insurance company. If insurance information is not available, it is the responsibility of the owner to submit invoices to their insurance company. In either situation, it remains the responsibility of the vehicle owner to pay the fee in full.
(C) A nonresident party billed for fire service will have 30 days from the time of notice to pay, and if not paid by that time, it will be considered delinquent and an additional charge of 10% will be added to the amount due. Additionally, such party shall be liable for all collection costs incurred by the city, including reasonable attorney fees and cost.
(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 recipient of the services 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 must give the property owner notice of its intent to proceed in this manner by September 15 of the year in which it certifies the unpaid charge to the appropriate County Auditor.
(Ord. 694, passed 7-20-2010)