36-71 New 137.10 Admin - service charges for fire records

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ORDINANCE NO. 36-71 BY: Messrs. Huffman, Usher, Ward, Gaydos,: Graber AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE to e~nact new Section 137.10 of the Administrative Code of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Lakewood establishing Fire Department record service charges. WHEREAS, this ordinance constitutes an emergency measure providing for the i~mmediate preservation of the public health and safety and for the usual 'daily operation of a' municipal' department, now, therefore, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, STATE OF OHIO: Section 1. That the Administrative Code of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Lakewood be and the same is hereby sup- plemented by enacting new Section 137.10 to'read as follows: 137.~.0 FIRE DEPARTMENT RECORD SERVICE CHARGES. (a) The Director of Public Safety, through the record department of the Division of Fire is hereby authorized to make and collect the hereinafter provided charges for the following service: (1) for copy of fire reports ....... $1.00 per side or any portion thereof. (2) photographs ......... , .......... $2.00 for each photo- graph. (b) No reports o~ records referring to damage done by or to the City, or by or to its fire fighters, shall be furnished to anyone other than to the Law Department of the City. (c) Except in cases referring to fire damage done by or to the City, or by or to :i.'t.s fire fighters, the above services shall, upon prepayment of the fee aforesaid, be available to: (1) Ail principals involved; (2) Bona fide representatives of such persons involved; (3) Attorneys repres i~nting any persons involved; (4) Insurance representatives whose companies have a perso~al interest in any of the parties by having some person involved in the fire insured with that company. (d) The Director of Public Safety shall establi~i~ appropriate rules for the issuance of such copies. (e) Ail fees collected shall be paid to the Director of Finance at the end ~f eacl~ calendar month. Section 2. That this ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure for the reasons stashed in the preamble hereof and provided it receives the affirmative vote of two-thirds of all members elected to Council, it shall take effect and be in force ira:mediately upon its adoption and approval by the Mayor. Adopted: ~/~:[ ~z_ /z/,/~'f]/ "