(A) The Fire District may recover all its assessable costs incurred in connection with any emergency assistance provided within the city boundaries from any or all responsible parties jointly and severally.
(B) The Chief of the Fire District or, in his or her absence, a board member or official of the Fire District designated by the board as its representative in this matter ("board's designee") shall determine the Fire District's total assessable costs and shall determine whether to assess any, all or part of such costs against any of the responsible parties.
(C) The Chief of the Fire District or the board's designee may allocate assessable costs among and between responsible parties, including allocating all or some of such costs jointly and severally against more than one responsible party regardless of whether a responsible party has other legal liability or is legally at fault.
(D) Whether the Chief or the board's designee determines to assess all, part or none of the assessable costs against a responsible party, such determination shall not in any way limit or extinguish the liability of the responsible party to the Fire District, the city, or any other person, corporation, partnership, government entity or any other entity.
(Ord. 090713-1, passed 7-13-2009)