The Department is authorized to respond to alarms beyond the corporate city limits whenever the Chief, in his or her discretion, shall deem it necessary to protect lives and property, and only when the services of the responding units can be spared by the Department with a margin of safety to protect the persons and property within the city. Unless otherwise precluded or prohibited pursuant to a mutual aid agreement or intergovernmental agreement, the city shall be entitled to charge the property owner or other individual or entity requiring a response by the Department for the reasonable value of services rendered for responses beyond the corporate limits of the city.
(‘76 Code, § 4-3-6) (Ord. 936, passed 10-28-93; Am. Res. 2021-046, passed 6-24-21; Am. Ord. 2021-007, passed 8-12-21)