Culver Town Council Adopts Fire Charges for Service Ordinance

The Culver Town Council members adopted an ordinance last week that creates a fee schedule for clean-up of hazardous materials by the Culver-Union Township Fire Department.

Town Manager Jonathan Leist previously explained that it is in the interest of the town to follow Indiana code concerning fees for hazardous material spills and incidents by the fire department.

There would be a $250 charge for each response vehicle while a command or control vehicle would be $100.

For each hour or fraction of on-scene assistance, it would be $150 per response, $50 per response unit and $50 for command or control unit.

The replacement cost of materials used in the incident would be reimbursed.  In addition, the cost of the removal of the collection of debris, chemicals, fuel or contaminated materials would be charged.

If the town is charged a fee by an assisting department, that charge would be passed along.

The Culver Town Council members suspended the rules and approved the ordinance on the second and third readings.