Civil penalty and restitution fund

(a)

The sums recovered by the city's chief fire code enforcement official, or designee thereof, pursuant to any section of this chapter or the Florida Fire Prevention Code shall be deposited in a separate city fund as provided herein.

(b)

The aforesaid separate city fund shall only be used to pay for the following:

(1)

Tracing, investigating, controlling, abating and remedying violations of this chapter and the Florida Fire Prevention Code, as all of same may be amended from time to time.

(2)

Restoration of the air, water, property, animal life, aquatic life and plant life within the city to their former condition.

(3)

Fire safety prevention and education, planning, protection and programming.

(4)

Responding to and attempting to resolve citizen complaints against violations or possible violations of this chapter and the Florida Fire Prevention Code, as all of same may be amended from time to time.

(5)

Investigation, preparation, and prosecution of civil and criminal actions, pursuant to this chapter, the Florida Fire Prevention Code, and Florida Statutes, seeking to enforce the provisions of this chapter, and the Florida Fire Prevention Code, as all of same may be amended from time to time.

(c)

No part of such separate city fund shall be used for purposes other than the aforesaid.

(Ord. No. 10824, § 2, 1-10-91; Code 1980, § 19-23; Ord. No. 13201, § 2, 9-27-10)