Chapter 3.20
FIRE SERVICE FEE
Sections:
3.20.030 Payment due and delinquency.
3.20.050 Service outside city.
3.20.060 Appeals to the city council.
3.20.010 Purpose.
It is the purpose of this chapter to establish a fire service fee associated with fire suppression services provided by the fire department of Naples City to properties located within the corporate limits of Naples City, such fees to be paid by the owners of such property. [Ord. 88-41 § 1, 1988.]
3.20.020 Administration.
Upon receiving the services of Naples City fire department in conjunction with a response to and suppression of a fire located upon property within the corporate limits of Naples City, the property owner of such property as determined by the most recent assessment records of the Uintah County assessor shall be billed by the city treasurer for such fire suppression services. The fee to be billed by the city treasurer shall be provided for by resolution of the city council of Naples City. [Ord. 88-41 § 2, 1988.]
3.20.030 Payment due and delinquency.
Payment to Naples City for services billed, as provided in NCC 3.20.020, shall be due and payable within 30 days after the billing date. If payment by the owner is not made within 30 days after the billing date, the amount billed to the owner then becomes delinquent. A one and one-half percent delinquent charge shall be added to all delinquent accounts for each month of delinquency. After 30 days from the time of billing, the city treasurer will then send a delinquent notice to the property owner indicating that the original billing has become delinquent and that, if payment is not received within 10 days from the date of the delinquent notice, the delinquency will be forwarded to the city attorney for collection. [Ord. 88-41 § 3, 1988.]
3.20.040 False alarms.
Any response to a reported fire wherein no actual fire exists and no suppression service has been rendered by the city’s fire department shall be considered as a false alarm and no billing shall be sent to the owner of property associated with such false alarms. [Ord. 88-41 § 4, 1988.]
3.20.050 Service outside city.
If the fire department of Naples City renders services, i.e., fire suppression services outside the municipal boundaries, the city shall charge the same fee as that levied upon property and/or residents within the corporate limits of Naples City. [Ord. 88-41 § 5, 1988.]
3.20.060 Appeals to the city council.
The city council shall serve as a board of appeals to consider any appeal of any person who has been billed for fire suppression services rendered by the city’s fire department. Such appeal must be filed in the office of the city recorder within 10 days after receipt of the original billing from the city treasurer for services rendered. The decision of the city council shall be final. If the decision of the council is against the owner of the property, the city council shall require the owner to make payment within the time frame as provided by this chapter. Notice of the decision of the city council shall be sent to the property owner within five working days of the decision of the council. [Ord. 88-41 § 6, 1988.]