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RESOLUTION NO. 99-�
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY 0►F
REDDING AUTHORIZING THE RECOVERY OF COSTS FOR
CERTAIN FIRE DEPARTMENT SERVICES.
WHEREAS:
A. Section 13009 of the California Health and Safety Code authorizes the collection by a
public agency of the costs of fire suppression, rescue, and emergency medical services for fires
involving negligence and violations of law.
B. Section 13009.1 of the California Health and Safety Code further authorizes the collection
by a public agency of the costs of investigating and making any reports with respect to those fires, as
well as the costs of accounting and collecting.
C. The City Council believes that a cost-recovery program should be established for the
recovery of costs for certain Fire Department services.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council hereby authorizes the Fire
Department to recover its costs for those fire department services authorized by the California Health
and Safety Code, as more particularly set forth below:
I. TYPES OF FIRES SUBJECT TO RECOVERY OF COSTS
The types of fires subject to recovery of costs shall include, but not be limited to, brush
or wildland fires. Circumstances of such fires shall conform to the conditions described
in Sections 13009 and 13009.1 of the California Health and Safety Code.
II. INITIATION OF COLLECTION PROCESS
The Fire Department, under the direction and discretion of the Fire Chief, shall be
entitled to initiate the collection process for the recovery of any and all costs as set forth
in California Health and Safety Code Sections 13009 and 13009.1 for any and all fires
described in Section I. herein. Recovery of costs shall be limited to actual costs, plus a
$50 administrative charge as set forth in Section V. herein.
III. LABOR COSTS FOR FIRE DEPARTMENT SERVICES
The Fire Department shall use the hourly billing rates in effect at the time its services
are rendered when computing the labor costs incurred by the Fire Department.
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IV. EQUIPMENT COSTS FOR FIRE DEPARTMENT SERVICES �
The Fire Department shall use the hourly billing rates for equipment usage in effect at �
the time its services are rendered.
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V. FEE FOR ADMINISTERING COST-RECOVERY PROGRAM
A fee of $50.00 shall be added to the labor and equipment costs to cover the
accounting and collection costs, and the administrative costs of operating the cost-
recovery program.
VI. NONPAYMENT OF RECOVERABLE COSTS
Nonpayment of the recoverable costs set forth herein shall give rise to civil remedies as
described in Sections 13009 and 13009.1 of the California Health and Safety Code.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was introduced, read and adopted at a
regular meeting of the City Council on the 7 t h day of S e p t . , 1999, by the following vote:
AYES: COLTNCII,MEMBERS: CIBULA , KIGHT , MCGEORGE , POHLMEYER AND ANDERSON
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: N 0 N E
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: N 0 N E
ABSTAIN: COUNCII,MEMBERS: N 0 N E
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OBERT C. ANDERSON, Mayor
Attest:
Connie Stroh ayer, City C
Form Approved:
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W Leonard Wingat , ity Attorney
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