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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> DRAFT <br /> S:\ORDWORK\CURRENT\New Article IV, Chap 12 - Fire Service Fees ORD 2010.docx <br /> ORDINANCE NO. <br /> AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, <br /> ENACTING A NEW ARTICLE IV, FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICE FEES, TO <br /> CHAPTER 12 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PARIS, <br /> TEXAS; PROVIDING FOR THE COLLECTION OF FEES AND COSTS FOR <br /> SERVICES RENDERED AT VEHICLE FIRES, VEHICLE ACCIDENTS, <br /> HAZARDOUS WASTE SPILLS AND RESCUE INCIDENTS; MAKING OTHER <br /> FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; PROVIDING A <br /> REPEALER CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, A SAVINGS CLAUSE, A <br /> PENALTY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the City of Paris Fire Department (the "Department") provides both <br /> emergency and non-emergency response within the service area of the City of Paris, Texas; <br /> and, <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the City of Paris Fire Department is equipped with and utilizes certain <br /> apparatus, emergency tools, equipment, and materials as a means of saving lives and <br /> property; and, <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the persons or entities requiring emergency services from the Department, <br /> and for whom the referenced apparatus, tools, equipment, and materials have been utilized, <br /> should reimburse the Department a portion of the costs associated with the use, loss, damage <br /> and wear and tear to said tools, equipment, and materials incurred in connection with the act <br /> <br /> of rendering emergency services to said persons or entities; and, <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that it is in the best interest of the City of <br /> Paris citizens to recoup the costs incurred by the Fire Department when providing emergency <br /> and fire rescue services to persons involved in vehicle fires, accidents, hazardous waste spills, <br /> etc. in the City of Paris, Texas; <br /> <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br /> PARIS, TEXAS, THAT: <br /> <br /> Section 1. The findings set out in the preamble to this ordinance are hereby in all <br /> things approved. <br /> <br /> Section 2. A new Article IV Fire and Rescue Service Fees to Chapter 12 of the Code <br /> of Ordinances of the City of Paris, Texas is hereby enacted to read in its entirety as follows: <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> - 0260 <br />