§ 42. City department(s) recoverable costs.

(a)

Definition: Hazardous materials. For the purpose of this section "hazardous materials" shall be defined as any substances or materials in a quantity or form which, in the determination of the fire chief and or his authorized representative, poses a risk to persons, property, or the environment, and shall include, but not be limited to such substances as explosives, radioactive materials, petroleum products, poisons, compressed or liquefied gases, etiologic (biologic) agents, oxidizers, corrosives, carcinogens, cryogens, and organic peroxides. For the purpose of this article "hazardous materials incidents" shall be defined as the release, or potential release, of a hazardous material from its container into the environment.

(b)

For the purpose of this section, costs incurred by the fire department, police department, health department, public works department, and other departments of the city shall include, but not be limited to, expenses attributable to the abatement or cleanup of any hazardous materials incident, including costs of personnel, cost of equipment operations, costs of materials and supplies, costs of specialists, experts or other contract labor not in the full-time employment of the City, disposal costs, overhead costs, overtime costs, and any other incidental costs incurred by the city. Basic costs associated with fire department services shall be four hundred eighty dollars ($480.00) per hour for each fire engine or truck company and two hundred forty dollars ($240.00) per hour for each medical unit or utility/support vehicle. The responsible party (ies) shall be billed for the recovery of the costs described above as follows:

(1)

For the first hour of an incident, measured from the time the first fire department vehicle arrives at the incident scene, only the costs of materials, supplies, disposal, and specialists / experts not in the full-time employment of the city shall be billable.

(2)

Beginning one hour after the first fire department vehicle arrives at the incident scene, all costs described in this section shall be billable.

(Ord. No. 2235, § I, 8-17-04)