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(a)
There shall be assessed by the fire division an annual fee of $200.00 for each privately owned fire alarm box. The annual fee shall be charged for the privilege of maintenance and connection to the city's fire alarm system. Such fee shall be due and payable in full on the first day of July of each year, but provided that if the service is applied for during the year, the applicant shall pay only that portion of the fee which the unexpired portion of the year bears to the full fee. The city solicitor may also record a lien against the real property for any unpaid charges or fees under this chapter, and the lien shall be enforced in the same manner provided or authorized by law for enforcement of common law liens on personal property. An exemption for financial hardship may be granted by either the director of public safety or by a majority vote of the city council.
(b)
The assessed fees collected from the owner of the fire boxes shall be deposited into a special fire equipment account fund, the account fund to be administered by the chief of the fire division accountable to the director of public safety.
(Code 1994, § 20-102; Ord. of 5-13-1991(4), § 9-10; Ord. of 12-19-2011(4); Ord. of 5-14-2018(2), § 1)