Amending Chapeter 9 Ambuance Medical User Fee & Dedicated Fund

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ti ORDINANCE NO. 9-9 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 9, ARTICLE 3 OF THE SOUTH BEND MUNICIPAL CODE, ENTITLED AMBULANCE/MEDICAL USER FEE AND DEDICATED FUND STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND INTENT By Ordinance No. 6483-78, 6897-81, 7414-84, 7578-85 and 8009-89, the South Bend Common Council has established fees which will offset, in part, the expense to the City of providing ambulance and paramedic services to the citizens of South Bend, and the cost of repairs to and/or purchase of necessary ambulance/Paramedic equipment, other Fire Department equipment, and to pay for the cost of needed repair and remodeling of existing fire stations, or the building of new fire stations and the creation and continuation of a dedicated fund for the deposit of such fees as received. In conformity with the requirement of an annual review of user fees, the Council finds that adjustment of current fees are required in order to reflect more accurately the cost of providing ambulance and paramedic services. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE SOUTH BEND COMMON COUNCIL, as follows: SECTION I. Chapter 9, Article 3 of the South Bend Municipal Code, entitled Ambulance/Medical User Fee and Dedicated Funds, shall be amended at Section 9-16, to read as follows: Section 9-16. Ambulance/Medical User Fee Established. (a) The following user fee schedule shall be charged for all ambulance/medical services provided by the City through its paramedic branch of the Fire Department. ( 1) Basic Fee $-85 799. . . $150.00 ( 2) Mileage Fee (per patient miles, minimum 1 mile) $--3 799. . . $ 4. 00 f3} Emergeney-Fee-fred-lights and-siren} $-25 796 f4} exygen-Fee $-29 768 +5+ EKG-Meniter $-25 788 ( 3) Advanced Life Support $149 788. . . $250. 00 f7+ Mast $-38 789 +8+ Intttbatien $-25 789 +9+ EPR $-37 759 +19+ Bispesable-Equipment-Replaeement- $--5 798 ( 4 ) Non-resident Fee $ 50. 00 4��-Aa �laa«a-�wk�AA !fir— AA