05/22/89 Board of Public Works Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING MAY 22, 1989 RESOLUTION NO. 19-1989 A RESOLUTION OF THE SOUTH BEND BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS FOR THE TRANSFER OF FEDERAL SIGNAL TWIN SONIC MODEL 12MX LIGHT BAR FROM THE SOUTH BEND POLICE DEPARTMENT TO THE ST. JOSEPH COUNTY CIVIL DEFENSE WEATHER WATCH UNIT WHEREAS, the City of South Bend Police Department owns a Federal Signal Twin Sonic Model 12MX light bar which is obsolete for equipment presently in use by the Department; and WHEREAS, it is the desire of the South Bend Police Department to transfer said light bar to the St. Joseph County Civil Defense Weather Watch Unit for use on its vehicle; and WHEREAS, the light bar presently mounted on the St. Joseph County Civil Defense Weather Watch Unit's van is faulty and unsuitable and needs to be replaced. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Public Works of the City of South Bend that in consideration of One Dollar ($1.00), the City sells its Federal Signal Twin Sonic Model 12MX light bar to the St. Joseph County Civil Defense Weather Watch Unit. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that said property be removed from the City inventory. ADOPTED this 22nd day of May, 1989. CITY OF SOUTH BEND BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS s/John E. Leszczynski s/Patricia E. DeClercq s/Katherine Humphreys ATTEST: s/Sandra M. Parmerlee, Clerk ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 20-1989 - WRITE-OFF AMBULANCE SERVICE OUTSTANDING ACCOUNTS FOR 1986 - FIRE DEPARTMENT Fire Chief Luther Taylor advised the Board that the Resolution submitted today will write-off ambulance service outstanding accounts which are considered to be uncollectible for the year 1986. This action will close the books for 1986. Chief Taylor further advised that during 1986, the City billed a total of $352,943.00 for ambulance services. The total amount to be written off for 1986 is $112,238.02. This results in $240,704.98 in revenue or a 68% collection rate for 1986. It was noted that the procedure for ambulance billing is to turn the account over to a collection agency after one hundred twenty (120) days from the date of service. After the collection agency exhausts every effort to collect these accounts, they are written off. The list attached to the Resolution represents those accounts considered uncollectible. Chief Taylor further advised that the national collection average for ambulance services is 600-65o and the City's collection rate of 68% shows the effort that is being put into the collections. Therefore, upon a motion made by Ms. Humphreys, seconded by Mrs. DeClercq and carried, the following Resolution No. 20-1989 was adopted: 1 1