[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of
Wilmerding as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Municipal claims — See Ch. 205.
[Adopted 4-1-1997 by Ord. No. 953 (Ch. 1, Part 10, of the
1989 Code)]
This article shall be known as the "Public Emergency and Accident
Compensation Ordinance."
Where used in this article, the following words and phrases
shall have the meanings ascribed to them herein:
A motor vehicle accident, any type of accident or misadventure,
a fire, a false alarm, a spillage of any type of material affecting
public property, the commission of or the attempt to commit a crime,
an authorized call for police, fire or emergency assistance or any
event of any nature whereby police, fire or emergency personnel are
summoned or utilized.
The ambulance service provider authorized and approved by
Wilmerding Borough Council from time to time.
The Fire Department, the Police Department and the emergency
service provider.
One or more of the following or any combination thereof:
a person, corporation, limited partnership, partnership, association,
or their agents, servants, employees and insurers which are involved
in the circumstances which necessitate the assistance or summoning
of emergency services.
The Wilmerding Borough Fire Department.
The personal or real property involved in an event giving
rise to the circumstances which necessitate the assistance or summoning
of emergency services.
The Wilmerding Borough police.
From the effective date of this article, all entities, and any
and all insurance carriers for such entities, causing an emergency
or owning any of the instrumentalities causing or involved in an emergency
shall be jointly and severally responsible for payment of the expense
of all emergency services utilized as a result of the emergency.
The governing body of any emergency service provider shall hereinafter
be authorized to demand and seek compensation in any legal manner
it sees fit to collect such reasonable sums due on account of emergency
services it provides for an emergency from any entity responsible
for such fire or emergency services provided pursuant to this article.
The Borough of Wilmerding shall hereinafter be authorized to
demand, seek compensation in any legal manner it sees fit to collect
such reasonable sums due on account of emergency services it provides
for an emergency from any entity responsible for police services pursuant
to this article.
Any claim made by the Borough of Wilmerding shall be deemed
to be a municipal claim for municipal services rendered.
