A. The public agency may submit a notice of liability for the expense of an emergency response. The notice shall set forth the name of the responsible person, the date of the emergency response, the date of conviction or deferred prosecution, and the amount owing to the City. The total emergency response cost may be ordered by the court as restitution. Where the total emergency response cost has not been ordered by the court, the public agency may collect the expense of the emergency response in the same manner as a contract by sending notice to the person responsible via certified mail with a return receipt. Notice, sent to the last known address, shall be deemed delivered three days after mailing. Any fees not collected within 60 days of the court order or within 60 days of the date of issuance of the notice of liability will be referred to a collection agency. The cost of collection shall be added to the bill.

The amounts collected will be primarily devoted to enhancing DUI enforcement emphases. The City Manager or his designee may expend up to 15 percent of collections per year for other traffic safety requirements. The City Manager may by exception request approval from Council to expend an additional 15 percent of collections per year for any unanticipated public safety issues. Costs and effectiveness of the program will be presented to the Council by staff within year end reports. [Ord. 449 § 1, 2007.]