A recipient or beneficiary of any of the enumerated fire emergency services set forth in § 33.18 of this subchapter rendered in Silver Creek Township by or on behalf of the Indian Lake Volunteer Fire Department or the Sister Lakes Volunteer Fire Department (hereinafter "Fire and Rescue Department") in Silver Creek Township shall be responsible for payment to Silver Creek Township of a fire and emergency services fee for the actual cost of providing such services in accordance with the provisions of this subchapter, including, but not limited to, costs incurred for incident abatement, mitigation, clean-up, mutual aid, and stand-by service for the scene or incident. Such costs shall include, but are not limited to:
(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 equipment which might be involved in such a response. This subchapter 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, 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 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. 17-02, passed 5-10-2017)