Where the township's fire department or designee responds to a release of hazardous materials or a threatened release of such materials, the responsible party or parties shall be liable to the township for the following costs incident to such township response:
(A) All personnel costs of all personnel attending on behalf of and with the authority of the township including their current hourly rate, fringe benefits, and salary apportioned to the length of time in attendance, calculated commencing one hour after receipt of the signal to respond and continuing for each personnel until that personnel has concluded his or her incident related responsibilities.
(B) The equipment costs of all equipment attending as established by an itemized resolution of the Township Board setting forth the costs attributable to each piece of township equipment which might be involved in such a response. This resolution may be amended from time to time to reflect changes in equipment, inflation factors, and accounting records of past occurrences.
(C) Other expenses incurred by the township, Sister Lakes Volunteer Fire Department, and/or Indian Lake Volunteer Fire Department, including but not limited to rental or purchase of additional machinery or equipment, retention of consultants, medical and hospitalization costs, replacement costs related to disposable personnel protective equipment required to be disposed of, extinguishing chemicals, supplies and water purchased from water systems, and meals and refreshments for emergency personnel while responding to the hazardous materials incident.
(D) Additional charges imposed by any other local, state or federal government entities, related to the incident.
(E) Administrative costs incurred in accounting for all expenditures and for billing and collection of such expenditures which shall not exceed 25% of the foregoing costs.
(Ord. 17-01, passed 5-10-2017)