For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
EMERGENCY RESPONSE.
(1) The providing, sending, and/or utilizing of public services, police, firefighting, rescue services, and/or any other agents of the city to a motor vehicle accident, or an arrest, in which one or more drivers were operating a motor vehicle under the influence of one or more intoxicants;
(2) The providing, sending, and/or utilizing of public services, police, firefighting, rescue services, and/or any other agents of the city to any scene where a person and/or driver becomes helpless, endangered, or otherwise in need of assistance by reason, in whole or in part, of being under the influence of one or more intoxicants; or
(3) The making of a traffic stop and arrest by a law enforcement officer when the driver is or was operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of one or more intoxicants.
EXPENSE OF EMERGENCY RESPONSE. The direct and reasonable costs associated with the occurrence of an emergency response. These costs shall include, but are not limited to: all of the salaries, wages (including overtime pay), worker’s compensation benefits and fringe benefits of the city personnel responding to the incident or engaged in the investigation, supervision, and report preparation associated with the incident; all costs connected with the administration and provision of breathalyzer or chemical tests related to any prosecution of the person involved in the incident; cost of equipment operation and supplies used in responding to the incident; cost of materials obtained directly by the city in relation to the incident; and cost of any contract labor or materials obtained by the city in relation to the incident.
OPERATING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ONE OR MORE INTOXICANTS.
(1) Operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of an alcoholic beverage, controlled substance, or a combination of intoxicants;
(2) Operating with an unlawful blood alcohol content as defined by the Michigan Vehicle Code; or
(3) Operating while visibly impaired due to the consumption of alcoholic beverages, controlled substances, or a combination of intoxicants.
(Ord. O-190, passed 7-10-2017, effective 7-20-2017)