Kane Volunteer Fire Department - Recovery of Costs of Services

The Kane Borough Council had a first reading of Ordinance # A-1067, an ordinance of the Borough of Kane, Mckean County, Pennsylvania, amending Chapter 19 (Fire Rescue Services), Article (recovery of costs for services) of the code of ordinances of the Borough of Kane.

Without the definitions and word usage, the Ordinance reads as follows:

• Authorization of services and equipment - The Borough authorizes all fire rescue services organizations to unitize such tools, equipment, or materials and provide firefighting, ambulance, or other emergency rescue services as authorized by law or the Borough, for purposes of saving lives and property within the Borough or any other area in which the fire rescue services organizations are authorized by the Borough to provide such materials and services as set out herein.

• Authorization to charge and invoice to recover costs - The Borough authorizes any Fire Rescue Services Organization or thirdparty billing service to charge and invoice in order to recover the costs of fire rescue or other emergency services' respective services, tools, equipment, and/or materials and personnel hours from any person for whom or for whose property such services were rendered or such tools, equipment or material were used, and from any insurance carrier or person providing insurance covering such person or property within the Borough's boundaries including vehicular accidents.

• In addition to the aforementioned, reasonable costs, the Fire Rescue Services Organization or third-party billing service shall be authorized to collect reasonable interest and reasonable administrative fees for collecting the same, and any and all additional fees as may be authorized by any other statute or law.

• Schedule and fees - The reimbursement rates for the aforementioned tools, equipment, materials, and personnel hours shall be set by the Fire Rescue Services Organization.

• Responsibility of the Borough - The Borough shall not be responsible for any aspect of recovery costs. The Borough shall not take any steps to assist the Fire Department or any third-party billing service in the recovery of costs.