Chapter 3.32
CHARGE FOR SPECIAL POLICE SERVICES

Sections:

3.32.010    Loud or unruly assemblage – Normal services.

3.32.020    Special security assignment – Generally.

3.32.030    Special security assignment – Fees.

3.32.010 Loud or unruly assemblage – Normal services.

A. When any loud or unruly assemblage occurs and in the event that the senior police officer at the scene determines that there is a threat to the public peace, health, safety or general welfare, then that senior officer shall personally notify the owner of the premises or the person in charge of the premises or the person responsible for the assemblage that that person or, if that person is a minor, that the parents and guardians of that person will be held personally liable for the costs of providing police personnel on special security assignment over and above the normal services provided by the police department to those premises.

B. A first warning shall be deemed to be the normal services provided. (Ord. 701 § 2 (Exh. 1), 2012; Ord. 451 § 1, 1988)

3.32.020 Special security assignment – Generally.

The personnel utilized after the first warning to control the threat to the public peace, health, safety or general welfare shall be deemed to be on special security assignment over and above the normal services provided. The accounting and billing procedures as set forth in PVEMC 3.32.030 shall apply. (Ord. 701 § 2 (Exh. 1), 2012; Ord. 451 § 1, 1988)

3.32.030 Special security assignment – Fees.

A. The costs of special security assignment described in PVEMC 3.32.020 shall include personnel and equipment costs expended during the second and any subsequent returns to the premises, including costs for the total number of officers involved and total minutes expended after the officers arrive on the scene. In addition, such costs may include damages to city property and/or injuries to city personnel.

B. All fees and charges levied for city services described in PVEMC 3.32.010 and 3.32.020 shall be due and payable upon presentation.

C. All fees and charges for such services shall constitute a valid and subsisting debt in favor of the city and against the owner of the premises, the person in charge of the premises and the person responsible for the assemblage or, if any of the foregoing persons is a minor, the parents and guardians of that person. If an amount remains unpaid after reasonable and practical attempts have been made by the city to obtain a payment, a civil action may be filed with the court for the amount due and payable, together with any penalties, any related charges and fees accrued due to nonpayment, and all fees and charges required to file and pursue such civil action.

D. Fees and charges shall be levied for recovering city costs for notification and collection of delinquent accounts and shall be established by resolution of the city council. Such fees and charges are a part of the fees and charges established for the services rendered and shall be collected as such. (Ord. 701 § 2 (Exh. 1), 2012; Ord. 451 § 2, 1988)