§ 22-10. Extraordinary expense.

(a)

Applicability.

(1)

This section shall apply to all situations and circumstances where the village police, fire, rescue, or the department of public works, hereinafter "village departments," responds to a request for its professional assistance and causes the equipment and/or the personnel of the village departments to respond.

(2)

Exempted from the provisions of this section are:

a.

Structure fires for real property located within the geographic boundaries of the village that are not intentionally caused fires and where the activity which caused the fire was not in violation of any local, state or federal law; and

b.

Situations wherein any assistance is rendered pursuant to a mutual-aid agreement whereby the provisions of this section would conflict with the terms of the mutual-aid agreement.

(3)

This section is in addition to, and not in place of, other ordinances and laws and is not meant to implicitly repeal any ordinance.

(b)

Fees and collection.

(1)

For any response to a situation by the village departments, the person receiving emergency service and/or the owner and operator and other person or entity having control of the object for which the circumstances or situation caused the village departments to respond shall pay to the village or its designee according to the fee schedule adopted by the village board of trustees, which may be amended from time to time.

(2)

Within 30 days after a response, the village department or its designee shall cause to be issued a statement of fees and the basis for such. That statement shall be payable to the village or its designee within 30 days of the statement date.

(3)

Upon the failure of the responsible party to pay such fees to the village or its designee within 30 days, the village or its designee may cause the necessary action to be taken to collect such fees.

(c)

Contesting statement and appeal.

(1)

Any person or entity who disagrees with the statement of cost as sent by the village or its designee may seek to resolve the disagreement with the village or its designee within 14 days of the statement date.

(2)

Any person or entity who wishes to further contest the determination of the village or its designee as to the amount of the costs to be assessed shall appeal in writing to the village board of trustees within 30 days of the date of determination by the village departments or its designee.

(Ord. No. 03-07-06-03, § I, 3-7-2006)