Fees established. The City Council does hereby establish fees for the fire protection and/or emergency response services which are not otherwise specified by contract. The fees shall be established at a fixed rate for certain specified incidents and for actual costs incurred by the city in responding to the incident.
(A) Major emergency incident. For purposes of this section, major emergency incident is defined as:
(1) A motor vehicle accident or fire, chemical/hazardous materials spill, commercial/multi-family structure fire, or other accident or incident;
(2) Occurring within the City of St. Michael fire service area; and
(3) To which the city responds with assistance from four or more other fire and emergency response agencies.
(B) Imposition of fees. The city shall charge the applicable fire protection and emergency response fees set forth in § 39.02 when the city responds to a major emergency incident. The fees shall be charged to whichever party is determined by the City Council to be responsible for the major emergency incident, such as the owner of the chemical/hazardous materials, the registered owner of the vehicle, or the owner of the facility where the major emergency incident occurred. All personnel and equipment provided by other fire departments pursuant to a mutual aid request of the City's Fire Department shall be billed according to the Wright County Fire Chiefs Association Joint Cooperative Agreement for Use of Fire Personnel and Equipment in effect at the time of the major emergency incident.
(Ord. 1008, passed 12-28-10; Am. Ord. 1704, passed 10-24-17)