This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Emergency
Response Payment Reimbursement Ordinance."
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
ACTUAL AND REASONABLE RESPONSE COSTS
An amount that is consistent with what a reasonable person
would pay in the same or similar circumstances for the same business
or for the same or similar item.
EMERGENCY
Incidents, including but not limited to motor vehicle accidents,
home fires, flooding, and water damage, and spills of hazardous materials,
that require responsive coordinated action to protect an individual
and/or entity, the environment, critical infrastructure or property.
OFFICIAL DISPATCH
The dispatch of any Manheim Township Fire Rescue equipment
or personnel to an emergency by Lancaster County Wide Communications
911 Call Center or a response to a special call or request from a
municipal, regional or state police department with an emergency.
THIRD-PARTY BILLING SERVICE
Any entity authorized and utilized by the Township or Manheim
Township Fire Rescue for billing and collection of actual and reasonable
costs.
A person and/or entity involved in an emergency that necessitates
a response and/or Official Dispatch from Manheim Township Fire Rescue
shall be liable for the actual and reasonable response costs incurred
by Manheim Township Fire Rescue.
Should any paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this chapter
be declared unconstitutional, illegal or invalid for any reason, the
remainder of the chapter shall remain in full force and effect, and
the same shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of
this chapter.
All ordinances, resolutions or parts thereof which are inconsistent
herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency.
This chapter shall become effective five days after enactment
by the Board of Commissioners.