[CC 1979 §22-16; Ord. No. 93-707 §1, 12-6-1993]
For the purpose of this Article, the following definitions shall
apply:
Parties or gatherings of five (5) or more persons, who have
assembled or are assembling for a special occasion or for a social
activity.
The person who owns the property where the large event takes
place and/or the person in charge of the premises and/or the person
who organized the large event. If the person responsible for the large
event is a minor, then the parents or guardians of that minor will
be jointly and severally liable for the Police services fee.
The salaries, including benefits, of the responding Police Officers,
at the salary then in effect for each classification of each individual
officer, for the amount of time actually spent in responding to or
remaining at a large event;
Appropriate overhead for said Police services;
The actual cost of any medical treatment to injured officers;
and
The cost of repairing any damaged City or Police equipment or
property.
The assignment of Police Officers and services during a second
(2nd) call to a large event after the distribution of a written warning
that the large event violates this Code of Ordinances.
[CC 1979 §22-17; Ord. No. 93-707 §1, 12-6-1993]
When a large event occurs on private property and a Police Officer
at the scene determines that there is a threat to the public peace,
health, safety or general welfare, the person responsible for the
large event will be held liable for the Police services fee for the
special security assignment during a second (2nd) response by the
Police after the first (1st) warning to control the threat to the
public peace, health, safety or general welfare. The return call,
or second (2nd) call, may also result in the arrest and/or citation
of violators of this Code at other Sections.
[CC 1979 §22-18; Ord. No. 93-707 §1, 12-6-1993]
The amount of such Police services fee charged shall be deemed
a debt to the City owing by the person responsible for the large event
and, if minors, their parents or guardians. Any person responsible
for the large event owing money shall be liable in an action brought
in the name of the City for recovery of such amount, including reasonable
attorney's fees.
[CC 1979 §22-19; Ord. No. 93-707 §1, 12-6-1993]
The Chief of Police shall notify the City Administrator, in
writing, upon the rendering of such Police services, of the name and
address of the person responsible for the large event, the date and
time of the large event and the services performed, the appropriate
Police services fee, and such other information as may be required.
The City Administrator shall, thereafter, cause appropriate billings
to be made to the person responsible for the large event.
[CC 1979 §22-20; Ord. No. 93-707 §1, 12-6-1993]
Nothing in this Article shall be construed as affecting the
ability to initiate or continue concurrent or subsequent prosecution
for any violation of the provisions of this Code or any State law
arising out of the same circumstances necessitating the application
of this Article.
