(a) The City Police and Fire Department’s shall initiate service fees for the delivery of public safety services, personnel, supplies and equipment needed at scene of motor vehicle accidents and structure fires. The rate of the service fees shall be that which is the usual, customary and reasonable costs (UCR), which includes any services, personnel, supplies and equipment and may vary based on the actual costs of the individual accident.
(b) (1) The service fees shall be charged to the responsible or “at-fault” driver in regard to a motor vehicle accidents initially filed to their motor vehicle insurance, representing an add-on-cost of the claim for negligent driving damages of the vehicles, property and/or injuries. The claim costs shall be filed to the insurance company, the owner of a vehicle, owner of property, or other responsible parties. If the “at-fault” driver is a resident of the City of Union, the resident will not be billed or invoiced for expenses/add-on- costs not covered by the insurance company of said resident.
(2) In the case of Fire Department calls to structure fires, service fees shall be charged to the party or parties whose negligence caused the Fire Department to be called to the location of the fire. If the party or parties whose negligence caused the Fire Department to be called to the location of the fire is a resident of the City, the resident will not be billed or invoiced for expenses/add-on-costs not covered by the insurance company of said resident.
(c) The City Manager shall make rules or regulations, and from time-to-time shall amend, revoke or add rules and regulations, relating to this section as they may deem necessary or expedient in respect to billing for these fees or the collection thereof.
(Ord. 1518. Passed 3-14-11.)