[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the
Town of Hudson 10-1-1990. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Pursuant to Sections 60.55, 60.555 and 60.557
of the Wisconsin Statutes, the Town of Hudson, St. Croix County, hereby
establishes the following policy and procedure for the payment of
fire costs incurred by the Town of Hudson.
[Amended 12-7-1992; 7-7-2005; 3-2-2010]
The property owners of real estate within the
Town of Hudson for which fire protection is provided shall be responsible
for the costs of fire calls made to their property based upon the
actual amount billed to the Town of Hudson by the fire department
which provides the fire protection service to the subject real estate
or personal property.
It is the policy of the Town of Hudson to contract
with the City of Hudson Fire Department. Any property owner requesting
fire protection directly from any other fire department shall be responsible
for the full costs billed to the Town for the fire call from said
fire department. This section shall not apply to the costs of any
other department responding at the request of an authorized department
under mutual aid.
[Amended 12-7-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-3]
The costs of fire calls as outlined above shall be billed by
the Town Treasurer to the property owner and paid to the Town Treasurer
within 30 days of the date of the bill. The failure to pay the bill
after 30 days will result in interest being charged at the rate of
1Â 1/2% per month (18% per annum) from the date of the bill. Those
bills remaining outstanding after 60 days shall have a service charge
of $50 applied each month. Those bills remaining outstanding, including
interest and service charge, for more than 60 days as of November
1 of any year shall become a lien against the real estate for which
fire protection was provided and shall be placed on the tax roll as
a delinquent special charge pursuant to § 66.0627, Special
charges for current services and certain loan repayments, Wis. Stats.
