[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Pittston
as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 8-19-2020 by Ord. No. 10-2020[1]]
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Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed former Art. I,
Reimbursement for Services, adopted 12-18-2002 by Ord. No. 2002-3, as amended.
As used herein, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context:
The City of Pittston, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.
City of Pittston Fire Bureau and including the City's
volunteer company(s).
Includes an individual, natural person, estate, trust, firm,
corporation, partnership, government entity, association or other
legal entity.
The City of Pittston authorizes the Fire Bureau to recover the
costs of firefighting material used and expended, the costs of the
use of the fire trucks, fire engines, rescue equipment and tankers,
the costs of personnel hours and hazardous situation abatement material
involving any fire, safety and rescue incidents or operation and hazardous
abatement incident, including vehicular accidents and fires within
the City or any other area in which the Fire Bureau is authorized
by the City or contracted with to provide such services.
The City Council of the City of Pittston may by resolution,
from time to time, establish, revise, amend or rescind a schedule
of fees that may be charged by the Fire Bureau/City.
The costs and fees as outlined in the resolution of the Pittston
City Council shall be recovered directly by the Fire Bureau/City Administration
by direct billing of the Fire Bureau or by an attorney, collection
service or agency contracted with by the City. In addition to the
costs and fees as outlined in the resolution of the City Council,
Pittston Fire Bureau, or any attorney or collection service or agency
contracted by the City, shall be authorized to collect in addition
to the costs and fees reasonable interest and administration fees
for collecting the costs and fees.
In the event that any insurance carrier or person fails to pay
any bill or invoice within 30 days of the mailing or delivery of such
notice of charges, the City or any attorney or agency contracted with
by the City who mailed or delivered the bill or invoice may enforce
the provisions of this article by filing a civil action in a court
of appropriate jurisdiction for the collection of any amount due to
the City together with statutory interest, court costs, collection
fees and reasonable attorney's fees. The remedies provided herein
shall be in addition to any other relief, remedies or penalties that
may be appropriate or provided by law.
The provisions of this article are severable. If any provision
of this article or its application to any person or circumstance is
held to be invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the other provisions
or applications of this article which can be given effect without
the invalid provisions of application.
Any and all other ordinances, resolutions or parts thereof inconsistent
herewith are expressly repealed by the adoption of this article.
This article shall become effective upon the date of its adoption.
