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PERSON IN CHARGE The owner, manager, or occupant in charge of or in control of the premises at which an event is occurring If the person in charge is a minor, his or her parents or legal guardian is presumed to be the person in charge PREMISES A property, building and surroundings, or any open area, within the city 9.32.030 EMERGENCY RESPONSES: A Except as provided herein below, if an event occurs and a law enforcement officer investigating the matter determines that the same is a threat to the public peace, health, safety or general welfare, or constitutes a nuisance, said officer may, in addition to any other duty or responsibility imposed upon him by law, give written warning notice to the person in charge of the premises that if a second response is necessary because of a continuation of any objectionable activity that the person in charge will be held liable to the city for the cost of all subsequent law enforcement services necessary to abate the disturbance or other activity giving rise to law enforcement services over and above the non -nal services expended in connection with the first call B The personnel and equipment of the law enforcement agency utilized after the first warning to control or abate the nuisance or to protect the public peace, health, safety or general welfare shall be deemed to be extraordinary law enforcement services over and above the normal services provided citywide and the cost of said extraordinary law enforcement services, including, but not limited to, the salaries of the law enforcement personnel, the actual cost of any medical treatment to injured officers, the cost of repairing any damage to city or law enforcement property, and overhead and administrative costs related to all of the foregoing shall be billed to and is the legal responsibility of the person in charge 9 32 040 PAYMENT OF CITY'S COSTS AND PENALTIES A All costs levied by the chief under this Chapter are due and payable within thirty (30) days following the date of the City's billing statement A penalty equaling ten percent (10%) of the levied amount will be assessed on the day following the due date to defray the City's costs of collection for delinquent payments B The chief shall notify the finance department in writing of the name and address of the person responsible for the costs of the extraordinary police services, the date and time such services were provided, the services performed and the extraordinary police services required, and such other information as may be required The finance department shall thereafter cause appropriate billings to be made C Costs under this section constitute a debt to the city jointly and severally owed by the person or persons in charge of the premises liable for extraordinary law enforcement services The parent or parents of a minor child who violates this chapter shall be responsible for costs incurred by the cluld I IbrdmanceslNos 2800 2899 in Word12868 Extraordinary Law Enf services Ckean.doc