(A) Whenever the town or a department responds by request or mandate to an emergency, the department head or his/her assign shall maintain a log of the costs incurred.
(B) When a final tabulation of the costs is completed, the department head or his/her assign shall present same to the Town Council.
(1) The Town Council shall set a hearing at which testimony may be taken from which a determination as to the amount of costs to be allocated to each department and the amount charged or assessed to the individual and or business receiving the department emergency services shall be made.
(2) The determination of the Town Council shall be final.
(C) The Town Council shall require any payment of those costs charged or assessed within 90 days from the date of determination.
(D) The Town Council shall be authorized to empower the Town Attorney to institute legal proceedings upon nonpayment within 90 days. The costs to the town for legal proceedings shall also be assessed to the non-paying party.
(E) The Town Council shall have the authority to suspend the assessment of costs upon finding of a routine emergency situation or when there is a determination of undue hardship on the party receiving the emergency services.
('92 Code, Ch. 100(B)) (Ord. 89-3, passed 5-9-89)