(A) Purpose. The purpose of this section is to ease the Fire Department’s burden on the taxpayers by attempting to recover costs associated with providing services to tax-exempt properties and or entities, corporations, negligent parties, and insurance providers. Provided, however, that the Village Board retains the authority to waive any fire service fees upon submission of an appropriate application of an owner showing a hardship.
(B) Types of fees. The Village Clerk shall collect the following fees.
(1) User fees. The Village Clerk shall collect a fee based on costs incurred by the municipality for the following services performed by the Fire Department where:
(a) The Fire Department responds to a structure fire where fire suppressant is necessary and fire investigation determines that the fire was caused by any action or inaction, other than arson;
(b) The Fire Department responds to a fire call on a state trunk highway or any highway that is part of the national system of interstate highways caused by a negligent party; or
(c) The Fire Department responds to a vehicle fire for a non-resident vehicle owner.
(d) The Fire Department responds to a non-emergency security alarm, unless responding officers find evidence of a crime, an emergency, or a fire, it is considered a false alarm and is subject to a charge per the fee schedule.
(e) The Fire Department responds to a reuest for services for incidents not involving any of the above listed situations.
(2) Hazardous or other spill clean-up. The Village Clerk shall collect a fee in order to recover the costs incurred by the village for the abatement and cleanup of any hazardous or non-hazardous spill.
(C) Fee schedule. The fees provided under this section shall be based, in part, on the costs of providing these services, whether the services are provided to a resident, non-resident, or business entity and whether the resident or business resides on or operates from a tax exempt parcel of real estate located within the village. The fee shall be in an amount as established from time to time by the Village Board by resolution. A schedule of the current fees shall be published by the Village Board and available at the office of the Village Clerk. The fee schedule in effect upon the adoption of this section is as follows.
Fire Services Fee Schedule
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Service | Fee |
Fire Services Fee Schedule
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Service | Fee |
Cleanup of hazardous or other spill cleanup | $500 per hour |
Fire response to a vehicle fire on county trunk highway | Actual costs up to $200 or as prescribed in the state statutes, as may be amended periodically |
Fire response to a structure fire where fire suppressant is used | $500 per call |
Response to a fire call or vehicle fire on a state trunk highway | Actual costs up to $500 or as prescribed in state statutes, as may be amended periodically |
Response to a false security system alarm in a consecutive 12-month period | 1st: $0 (warning) |
2nd: $200 | |
3rd: $300 | |
4th and subsequent: $400 | |
Response for other Department services rendered | Actual costs up to $200 |
(Ord. passed 9-9-2013; Res. 2023-0612-B, passed 6-12-2023)