City of Corunna, MI Fire Protection Service Fees

An owner of a residential and agricultural premises, airport premises, motor vehicles, aircraft, recreational vehicles, trailers, powered and nonpowered watercraft, or agricultural machinery shall pay a service fee for each provision of fire protection services (including water and cost of materials) by the Corunna-Caledonia Fire Department to that premises, airport premises, motor vehicles, aircraft, recreational vehicles, trailers, powered and nonpowered watercraft, or agricultural machinery. The service fee shall be set forth pursuant to Chapter 38 of the Corunna City Code.

When a particular service rendered by the Corunna-Caledonia Fire Department directly benefits more than one person or property, the owner of each property so benefited and each person so benefited where property protection is involved shall be liable for the payment of the full charge for such services. The interpretation and application of this section is hereby delegated to the Fire Chief of the Corunna-Caledonia Fire Department, and his/her decision shall be final, subject only to appeal, within the time limits provided herein for payment, to the Corunna-Caledonia Fire Board of Appeals and this section of the article shall be administered so that the charges shall only be collected from persons and property who benefit from the service.

§ 42-38 Business, school, church and government premises.

[Amended 12-3-2007 by Ord. No. 07-04; 4-19-2010 by Ord. No. 10-04]

An owner of a business, school (excluding personal property occurring on school premises), church or government premises shall pay a service fee for the first hour of provision of fire protection services by the Corunna-Caledonia Fire Department as set forth pursuant to Chapter 38 of the City Code. Thereafter, the owner shall pay the actual cost of the provision of fire protection services (including water, manpower, emergency response vehicles, and cost of materials).

§ 42-39 Industrial premises.

[Amended 12-3-2007 by Ord. No. 07-04; 4-19-2010 by Ord. No. 10-04]

An owner of an industrial premises shall pay a service fee for the first hour of provision of fire protection services by the Corunna-Caledonia Fire Department to that premises as set forth pursuant to Chapter 38 of the City Code. Thereafter, the owner shall pay the actual cost of the provision of fire protection services (including water, manpower, emergency response vehicles, and cost of materials).

§ 42-40 Other services.

[Amended 12-3-2007 by Ord. No. 07-04; 4-19-2010 by Ord. No. 10-04]

Persons residing within or outside of the City of Corunna shall pay a service fee to the Corunna-Caledonia Fire Department for responding to a lift assist that is not in conjunction with a dispatched fire complaint, unauthorized grass and brush fires, hazardous material clean-up services, and false alarms. The service fee shall be set forth pursuant to Chapter 38 of the Corunna City Code. The unpaid fees plus any late charges will be subject to collection.

§ 42-41 Non-resident service fee.

[Amended 12-3-2007 by Ord. No. 07-04; 4-19-2010 by Ord. No. 10-04]

Persons residing outside of the City of Corunna shall pay a service fee for each provision of fire protection services (including water, manpower, emergency response vehicles and cost of materials) by the Corunna-Caledonia Fire Department. The service fee shall be set forth pursuant to Chapter 38 of the Corunna City Code. The unpaid fees plus any late charges will be subject to collection.

§ 42-42 Deposit of payments.

[Amended 12-3-2007 by Ord. No. 07-04]

All payments shall be made to the Corunna-Caledonia Fire Department, which shall deposit the payments in a capital improvement fire fund created for that purpose.

§ 42-43 Payment due date; late penalty.

[Amended 12-3-2007 by Ord. No. 07-04]

Payments are due upon receipt of a billing from the Corunna-Caledonia Fire Department. Any billing not paid in full within 90 days from the due date shall carry interest on the unpaid balance at the rate 5% per annum.

§ 42-44 Unpaid fees; creation of lien.

[Amended 12-3-2007 by Ord. No. 07-04]

(a)

On September 1 of each year, the Corunna-Caledonia Fire Department shall notify the City Treasurer of unpaid fees within the City. On October 1 of each year, the City Treasurer shall certify such fees to the county treasurer who shall cause them to be entered upon the next City and county tax roll against the premises to which such services shall have been rendered and against which such fee has been placed. Such installments shall be a lien on the premises as of the due date thereof and shall be collected and the lien shall be enforced in the same manner as provided in respect to taxes assessed upon the roll.

(b)

On September 1 of each year, the Corunna-Caledonia Fire Department shall notify the Deputy Clerk of unpaid fees from the owners of premises, airport premises, motor vehicles, aircraft, recreational vehicles, trailers, powered and nonpowered watercraft, agricultural machinery, business, schools, churches, governments, and industrial premises who do not reside within the City. On October 1 of each year, the Deputy Clerk shall certify such fees and forward such fees to a collection agency for the sole purpose of collecting unpaid fire run fees to which such services shall have been rendered and against which such fee has been placed. The unpaid fees plus any late charges will be subject to collection.

§ 42-45 Waiver of fees.

[Amended 12-3-2007 by Ord. No. 07-04[1]]

Fees for the provision of services by the Corunna-Caledonia Fire Department to the following locations shall be waived if the service provided is to search for missing clients, patients or children, assist in accident reconstructions, traffic control, assist in transporting patients or other non-fire related services:

(1)

Pleasant View (Shiawassee County Medical Care Facility).

(2)

All group homes located within the City.

(3)

Owosso Police Department.

(4)

Corunna Police Department.

(5)

Shiawassee County Sheriff's Department.

(6)

Corunna Area Ambulance.

(7)

Michigan State Police.

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Editor's Note: Ord. No. 07-04, adopted 12-3-2007, attached a fee schedule that is not set out herein but is available on file with the offices of the City.

§ 42-46 through § 42-54. (Reserved)