(A) The City Clerk/Treasurer shall collect fees for the Fire Department services to nonresidents of the city as follows.
(1) The city shall collect a fee of $500 for the first hour and any portion thereof when the Fire Department responds to a call. This fee includes any and all vehicles and manpower within that first hour, regardless of the number of vehicles and personnel responding to the call.
(2) After the first hour, the city shall collect a fee of $100 per hour for each fire engine that responds to the call.
(3) After the first hour, the city shall collect a fee of $50 per hour for any other emergency vehicles that respond to the fire call. For purposes of this section, “other emergency vehicles” include command cars and personnel and rehabilitation vehicles.
(4) After the first hour, the city shall collect a fee of $20 per hour per firefighter that responds to the call.
(B) The above fees shall be binding upon all persons receiving the services as well as their successors in interest, assigns, estates and heirs.
(C) The city may enforce the provisions of this section by civil actions in court for the collection of amounts due or other appropriate relief.
(D) Nothing in this section shall authorize any city department or city personnel to refuse or delay any service to any person, firm or corporation that has not paid for service or that owes for previous service.
(E) Failure to receive payment within 30 days from the bill date constitutes a delinquent account and is subject to a 10% late fee and interest shall be imposed at a rate of 12% per annum for any delinquent account.
(Prior Code, § 35.67)