(a) There is hereby established a flat rate fee of five hundred dollars ($500.00) for recovery of costs associated with the response of the City of Seven Hills’ Fire Department personnel and equipment, use of resources and actions taken by the fire fighters and/or paramedics at the scene of a motor vehicle accident.
(Ord. 90-2004. Passed 11-22-04.)
(b) The Director of Finance is hereby authorized and directed to collect the flat rate fee for the recovery costs associated with the response of the City of Seven Hills Fire Department personnel and equipment, use of resources and actions taken by the firefighters and/or paramedics at the sene of a motor vehicle accident as stated in Section 137.07(a) and to deposit same into the Fire Department Squad Replacement, Squad Equipment and Paramedic Training Fund, and that such funds are to be used to cover the administration and printing costs of the Fire Department Equipment Replacement, Squad Equipment, Paramedic Training Fund, Fire Department squad and paramedic training costs and for payroll expenses associated with staffing of the Fire House for squad runs. For the purpose of this section, paramedic training costs shall mean salary paid to paramedics while attending paramedic school, paramedic tuition, cost of books used in paramedic training study and cost of paramedic tests unless otherwise approved by a majority of Council.
(Ord. 78-2010. Passed 10-12-10.)
(c) The Mayor shall have the authority to waive the motor vehicle accident recovery fee set forth herein if the person being charged is not covered by insurance and one of the following criteria is established:
(1) The person being charged is 65 years of age or older and has demonstrated financial hardship; or
(2) The person being charged is permanently and totally disabled; or
(3) The household income of the person being charged falls below the poverty level as defined by the United States Department of Labor. Parties seeking waiver of the charge shall have the responsibility to show proof of income.
Household income, for the purposes of this section, means all income received by all persons in his or her household for the last twelve months. Income shall include all wages, social security benefits, veterans benefits, interest, State unemployment benefits, worker’s compensation benefits, strike benefits, public assistance benefits and relief payments.
(d) The Director of Finance and/or the Mayor has the authority to charge, collect, turnover to a collection agency and write-off uncollectible accounts where it is determined that the person receiving the services is indigent or otherwise unable to pay for such services and there is no other source for payment thereof. (Ord. 90-2004. Passed 11-22-04.)