12.09 - Consider Ordinance Establishing Fees for Emergency Protection Services

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SECTION FOUR: RATES Rates will be set by the Fire Contracts. SECTION FIVE: BILLING COLLECTION 1. Parties requesting and receiving fire services will be billed directly by the City of Pequot Lakes within 30 days of the fire service. Additionally, if the parting receiving fire services did not request services but a fire or other situation exists, which at the discretion of the fire department personnel in charge requires fire service; the party will be charged and billed. All parties will be billed whether or not the fire service is covered by insurance. Any billable amount of the fire charge not covered by a party's insurance remains a debt of the party receiving the fire service. 2. Parties billed for fire service will have 30 days to pay. If the fire service charge is not paid by that time, it will be considered delinquent and the City will send a notice of delinquency. 3. If the fire service charge remains unpaid for 30 days after this notice of delinquency, the city will use all practical and reasonable legal means to collect the fire service charge. The party receiving fire service shall be liable for all collection costs incurred by the City including,but not limited to,reasonable attorney fees and court costs. 4. If the fire service charge remains unpaid for 30 days after the notice of delinquency is sent, the City Council may also, on or before October 15 of each year, certify the unpaid fire service charges of persons owning property within the City to the county auditor for collection with property taxes. The City must give the property owner notice of its intent to certify the unpaid fire service charge by September 15. 5. If property owners outside of the City receive fire service as a result of a fire protection contract and do not pay their fire service charge for 30 days after the notice of delinquency is sent, the City may bill the town or other city with which it contracts to provide fire protection services as specified in the fire protection contract. SECTION SIX: MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT When the City fire department provides fire service to another fire department pursuant to a Mutual Aid Agreement, the billing will be determined by the Mutual Aid Agreement.