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Hanover Borough Council adopts ordinance allowing fire and EMS cost reimbursement
Summary
The Hanover Borough Council unanimously approved Ordinance No. 23-87 to add a code chapter authorizing the Hanover Area Fire and Rescue Commission to seek reimbursement of costs for fire protection and emergency medical services.
Hanover Borough Council unanimously approved Ordinance No. 23-87 on a voice and roll-call vote, adding Chapter 203 to the borough code to authorize the Hanover Area Fire and Rescue Commission to seek recovery and reimbursement for costs, materials, equipment and services used in providing fire protection and emergency medical services.
The ordinance was introduced by Council Member Fuentes, who read the title and scope of the measure and moved its approval. A second was recorded and the council proceeded to a roll-call vote; the presiding officer declared the vote unanimous and stated "Motion carries." The council did not record conditions or amendments to the ordinance during the discussion.
The ordinance's stated purpose is to allow the borough's fire and rescue commission to pursue reimbursement of response costs and associated expenses. Council members present voiced support during the roll call; no public speakers opposed the measure during the meeting.
Because the ordinance was adopted at the meeting, the council did not set an additional public hearing or referral; staff indicated the enactment will enable the Hanover Area Fire and Rescue Commission to pursue cost recovery procedures in accordance with the new code chapter.
The council approved the consent agenda and then took up item 6, the emergency service cost-reimbursement ordinance, which passed without recorded opposition. The meeting record states only that the vote was unanimous and the motion carried.
