HomeMy WebLinkAbout2009-14 Approving the Increased Fees in the Provision of Fire Protection Services Out of Town LimitsRESOLUTION NO. 14ഀ
Series of 2009ഀ
A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE INCREASED FEES IN THE PROVISION OF FIREഀ
PROTECTION SERVICES OUT OF TOWN LIMITS; AND SETTING FORTH DETAILS INഀ
REGARD THERETO.ഀ
WHEREAS, the Town of Vail (the "Town"), in the County of Eagle and State of Coloradoഀ
is a home rule municipal corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State ofഀ
Colorado and the Town Charter (the "Charter"); andഀ
WHEREAS, the members of the Town Council of the Town (the "Council") have beenഀ
duly elected and qualified; andഀ
WHEREAS, the Town of Vail Fire Department responds to requests for fire protectionഀ
services out of the Town limits; andഀ
WHEREAS, the fees for the provision of fire protection services outside of the Town limitsഀ
should be increased to reflect the increased cost of the provision of such services, and toഀ
compensate for inflation; andഀ
WHEREAS, the Town Council finds and determines that the public health, safety, andഀ
welfare will be served by adopting these regulations.ഀ
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OFഀ
VAIL, COLORADO THAT:ഀ
Section 1. The Council hereby approves and authorizes the Town of Vail Fireഀ
Department to increase the fees for fire protection services outside of Town of Vail limits as setഀ
forth in the Out of Corporate Limits Fee Schedule attached hereto as Exhibit A.ഀ
Section 2. The Town shall timely collect all fees due pursuant to this fee schedule.ഀ
Section 3. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its passage.ഀ
INTRODUCED, PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Town Council ofഀ
the Town of Vail held this 19th day of May, 2009.ഀ
~2Vഀ
Richard Clevelandഀ
Town Mayorഀ
Resolution No. 14, Series 2009ഀ
EXHIBIT Aഀ
VAIL FIRE & EMERGENCY SERVICESഀ
OUT OF CORPORATE LIMITSഀ
FEE SCHEDULE - 2009ഀ
Fees for calls for service to locations outside of the corporate limits of the Town of Vailഀ
shall be billed according to the schedule.ഀ
Two rates are available.ഀ
L Hourly Rateഀ
Calls for service other than emergencies and routine responses within theഀ
corporate limits of the Town of Vail may be billed at an hourly rate with a minimumഀ
charge of one hour. Rates are as follows:ഀ
Engines (Pumpers) $517.00ഀ
Ladder Trucks $775.12ഀ
Brush Trucks $140.00ഀ
Personnel costs will be billed at a rate of $72.00 per person, one hour minimum.ഀ
Note: Excludes mutual aide and automatic aide calls to other governmentalഀ
jurisdictions and contracts with the State Forest Service and US Forest Service.ഀ
II. Fire Protection Contractsഀ
Property owners outside of the corporate limits of the Town of Vail but inഀ
immediate proximity and within Vail Fire & Emergency Services response area, mayഀ
elect to enter into a contract for fire protection services. Such contracts must beഀ
executed prior to an incident for coverage to be effective.ഀ
Fees for contracts for property outside of the corporate limits shall beഀ
equivalent to 5.0265 mills of the most recent assessed valuation as determined by theഀ
Eagle County Assessor's Office.ഀ
Resolution No. 14, Series 2009ഀ