HomeMy WebLinkAboutR88-074 Establishment of Fire Equipment Use RatesCommissioner 3-g57_/7 79e p( moved adoption
of the following Resolution:
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
COUNTY OF EAGLE, STATE OF COLORADO
RESOLUTION NO. 88 - "/z/
ESTABLISHMENT OF FIRE EQUIPMENT USE RATES
WHEREAS, Pursuant Section 30 -10 -513, CRS, as amended, the
Board of County Commissioners has the authority to allow the
Sheriff, deputies, fire departments called out of their
districts, and such other persons as may be called to assist
in the controlling and extinguishing prairie and forest fires,
such compensation and other expenses necessarily incurred as
the Board may deem just; and
WHEREAS, Pursuant Section 30 -10 -513, CRS, as amended, the
Sheriff has the authority to act as fire warden in case of
prairie or forest fire in the county and, as fire warden, to
assume charge of or assist other governmental authorities in
controlling and extinguishing prairie or forest fires, and to
call to his aid such persons as he deems necessary to control
a prairie or forest fire; and
WHEREAS, Pursuant Section 23 -30 -305, CRS, as amended, the
Board of County Commissioners may in its discretion, cooperate
with the governing bodies of organized fire districts, fire
departments and municipal corporations, and private parties in
the prevention and suppression of forest fires.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS:
THAT, any person or organization called upon by the Eagle
County Sheriff to fight a forest or prairie fire who would not
otherwise be obligated to fight such fire may submit an
itemized bill for services to the Sheriff for consideration.
Said bill shall include a description of equipment, length of
use from portal to portal, allocation of time as "in use" or
"stand -by" as indicated from shift records, and list of fire
fighters names with the time worked on the fire. Said bill
shall be sent to the Eagle County Sheriff's Office, PO Box 359,
Eagle, Colorado 81631.
THAT, the Board of County Commissioners shall pay, after
verification and review, the following rates:
Equipment Description
Use Rate
Stand -by Rate
Class A Engine
$85 -90
$29
Mini Engine
75
24
Tanker - Pumper
75
24
Rescue Engine
40
13
Brush Engine
30
9
Pickup
16
5
Personnel
Rate
Command (incident or agency
coordinator)
$13
Trained Fire Fighter
10
All rates are to be computed hourly and are portal to portal
including fuels, lubricants, repairs and support equipment.
Equipment rates are without operator or crew. Minimum payment
is one hour, at either use rate or stand -by rate, as applicable
to the circumstances. Stand -by is defined as the requested
ability to operate on command by the Sheriff or "available"
status if requested by the Sheriff. Off -shift or out of
service is not stand -by. All shift records must be available
to the County for inspection.
THAT, any payment to be made pursuant to this resolution
is authorized only after an appropriation of revenue for such
a purpose has been made.
MOVED, READ AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commis-
sioners of the County of Eagle, State of Colorado, at its
regular meeting held the _A� day of Z41 q,& -7-- , 1988.
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Donald H. Welch, Commissioner
Commissioner (c)ZI & seconded adoption
of the foregoing resolution. The roll having been called, the
vote was as follows:
Commissioner
George A.
Gates
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Commissioner
Donald H.
Welch
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Commissioner
Richard L.
Gustafson
This Resolution passed by vote of the Board of
County Commissioners of the County of Eagle, State of Colorado.
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