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Any such property owner shall deposit with the Director of Finance the sum of two-hundred and fifty dollars ($250.00) in cash or U.S. bonds with the application hereinafter referred to; or shall furnish the City with the application hereinafter referred to, the certificate of some proper fire insurance company authorized to do business within the State, wherein it is agreed that the obligation on the part of such property owner to pay for fire-fighting service to be rendered, shall, up to not less than three full hours of service be paid to the City by such company, in the event the City apparatus is called into service during the period or term of such contract; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not be required of the State of Ohio or any county or township of the State.
In the event the property owner deposits money as herein permitted, the Director of Finance shall accept the same, give his receipt therefor, and shall hold the same conditioned on such property owner complying with the terms of Section 955.05.
Moneys so received shall be deposited by the Director of Finance in the City Treasury to the credit of such property owner. At the termination of the contract, such moneys so deposited shall be returned to the property owner who deposited same, after deducting any charges due the City.
(Ord. 82-118. Passed 3-23-82.)
Any owner entering into a contract with the City pursuant to Section 955.01 shall agree to pay to the City the following sums for suburban fire protection services:
Each Paramedic Ambulance | $300.00 per hour or fraction thereof |
Each Fire Apparatus | $300.00 per hour or fraction thereof |
Each Chief Officer | $100.00 per hour or fraction thereof |
The decision as to the amount of firefighting apparatus required on any given fire call shall rest with the Fire Chief. Such amounts are to be paid upon vouchers submitted to the owner by the City within forty-five (45) days after any such call.
(Ord. 06-68. Passed 2-28-06.)
The time involved in any fire call or emergency medical service call shall be determined upon departure of the apparatus from its respective station or stations in the City, and shall continue until such apparatus has returned to the quarters.
(Ord. 87-47. Passed 2-3-87.)
In no event shall the City be liable for damages to any such property owner, property occupant, nor to the inhabitants at any such township, village or city, in the event such contracting party is a township, village, or city, for failure to answer any fire or emergency medical service call, or for lack of speed in answering any such call, or for any inadequacy of equipment, incompetent operation of apparatus, failure to extinguish any fire, or for any cause whatsoever, growing or arising out of any agreement entered into by virtue of the authority herein granted, or by reason of the use of the fire equipment, emergency medical service equipment and personnel of the City.
(Ord. 87-47. Passed 2-3-87.)
In order to provide fire protection, or to provide additional fire protection in times of emergency, the services of the Fire Division of the City may be extended to any other political subdivision of the State, the decision as to the necessity and feasibility of the extension of such service in response to a particular call or request therefor to be made by the Chief of the Fire Division, or, in his absence, by the Assistant Chief or other officer in charge at the time such call or request is received.
(Ord. 71-203. Passed 11-2-71.)
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