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HomeMy WebLinkAboutApproving the Amended 5 Year Interlocal Agreement with St. Joseph Co. for Emergency Medical ServicesAttest: RESOLUTION 2962 -01 Passed by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana January 8, 01 20_ Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of South Bend, Indiana January 9, 20 01 City Clerk President of Common Council Approved and signed by me January 9, 20 01 City Clerk L-�.— RESOLUTION NO. 23 0_ 4 A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, APPROVING THE AMENDED FIVE YEAR INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH ST. JOSEPH COUNTY FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES WHEREAS, the City of South Bend, Indiana, has a long and successful history of providing emergency medical services to its residents; and WHEREAS, St. Joseph County, Indiana, wishes to provide the very best emergency medical services to its residents and feels that this can be provided by the City of South Bend; and WHEREAS, I.C. 36 -1 -7, the Interlocal Cooperation Act, authorizes one or more governmental entities to exercise jointly or by one entity on behalf of the other powers that may be exercised by such units severally; and WHEREAS, in December, 1997, the City of South Bend entered into a five -year Interlocal Agreement for emergency medical services, which called for the parties to amend the payments for the years 2001 and 2002 by agreement; and WHEREAS, the Executives of both the City of South Bend and St. Joseph County have reached an agreement on this payment and have approved the Amended Five Year Interlocal Agreement Concerning EMS Services attached hereto. NOW, THEREFORE AND PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY GRANTED BY THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, UNDER I.C. 36 -1 -7, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND AS FOLLOWS: Section I. That the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana has considered and herebyapproves andratifies the Amended Five Year Interlocal Agreement ConcerningEMS Services attached hereto. Section II. This resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption by the Common Council and approval by the Mayor. PRESENTED NOT APPROVED ADOPTED Member, Common Council JAN 0 2 200 LC2,�y-:a, J. DUDA CITY CLERK, W. 2E:`:0, i?t. AMENDED FIVE YEAR INTER -LOCAL AGREEMENT CONCERNING EMS SERVICES 1. This agreement is between St. Joseph County (hereinafter "St. Joseph ") and the City of South Bend (hereinafter "South Bend "). 2. The purpose of this agreement is to help provide ambulance service for those portions of St. Joseph County which do not otherwise have it available. The area to be served shall be referred to herein as "Unincorporated County" and is more specifically described as: all portions of St. Joseph County except for South Bend, Mishawaka, and property owned or operated by the University of Notre Dame (which is served by South Bend under a separate contract with Notre Dame). 3. This agreement shall remain in full force and effect from January 1,1998 until December 31, 2002. 4. This agreement shall be administered through a joint board consisting of six (6) members who shall be; a. The three (3) County Commissioners of St. Joseph; b. The Mayor of South Bend, The South Bend Fire Chief, and The South Bend City Controller. Each member shall have the right to a give a written power of attorney to any other person for a particular meeting. 5. The staffing and supplying of paramedical services shall be by South Bend. South Bend will operate three (3) Advanced Life Support ( "ALS ") Ambulances, each properly equipped and staffed to serve the Unincorporated County. 6. St. Joseph shall own and supply South Bend with one (1)advance support vehicle with all necessary equipment and with three (3) heavy duty ambulances with all necessary equipment, including any additional equipment required by the ALS Committee of St. Joseph County. St. Joseph may delay delivery of the advance support vehicle until May 1, 1998 and receive an appropriate credit on its monthly payment. St. Joseph shall pay to South Bend an annual payment of $1,360,789.00 in 1998,"payable in equal monthly increments of $113,399.09, which annual payment shall be increased in 1999 and 2000 by 4% each year and shall be appropriately increased by the parties. In 2001 the annual costs will be $1,577,724.00, payable in equal monthly increments of $13 1,477.00, which annual payments shall be increased in 2002 by 3.6 %. In addition St. Joseph shall reimburse South Bend for any necessary costs it actually incurs in connection with any on -duty injury suffered in connection with the agreement, either under I.C. 36 -8 -4 -5 or, if recall is necessary, for the replacement cost of the firefighter so injured. Parties agree that there will be a fourth heavy duty ambulance with all necessary equipment, to be supplied by St. Joseph and used by South Bend as a reserve ambulance, and that this vehicle need not be delivered to South Bend until April 1, 1998. 7. Until such time as modified by the joint board, South Bend may charge the following maximum fees: a. For Basic Life Support Services, a sum not to exceed $200.00; b. For Advanced Life Support Services, a sum not to exceed $300.00; c. For Non - transport calls at which ALS treatment is given, a sum not to exceed $75.00. d. In addition to the above, a $5.00 per mile charge (one -way) shall be imposed; e. In addition to the above, South Bend shall charge an additional $60.00 fee to non - residents of St. Joseph County. 8. South Bend shall make reasonable efforts to collect from the Unincorporated County ambulance patients served under this agreement all due payments and shall return all such monies collected to St. Joseph within thirty (30) days of receipt, except as provided herein. South Bend will provide detailed monthly reports to St. Joseph concerning collections, payments, and runs made pursuant to this agreement. South Bend shall reimburse Liberty Township Ambulance Service, the town of Walkerton, Union North Ambulance Service and New Carlisle Ambulance Service fifty percent (50 %) of any payment received for services rendered for an ALS assist in said localities prior to disbursal of funds to St. Joseph. 9. Both parties recognize that under certain circumstances proper medical procedure may require that the two (2) persons assigned to the ambulance provide medical care to the patient and that the ambulance be driven by an EVOC - Certified volunteer firefighter from another township within St. Joseph County. In the event of an automobile accident or occurrence under such circumstances, St. Joseph agrees to indemnify and hold harmless South Bend from any and all claims, actions, causes of actions, demands, damages, costs and expenses whatsoever for which South Bend might be liable. 10. South Bend shall remain liable for the acts of its agents, employees and servants during the performance of this contract. South Bend hereby undertakes and agrees to indemnify and hold harmless St. Joseph and its employees, officers, and agents from any and all loses, expenses, damages, claims, causes of actions, or judgments arising out of any negligent or intentional act (s) or omission (s) of South Bend or its employees, servants or agents. The forgoing indemnification, hold harmless and undertaking of St. Joseph by South Bend shall not apply to any loss, damage, expense, demand, claims, cause of action or judgment arising out of or caused by instances covered in Paragraph 9 of this agreement or arising out of a communications system other than the South Bend Police Department Communications Center. 11. In addition to the monies mentioned in Paragraph 6, St. Joseph shall reimburse South Bend for all overtime costs incurred by South Bend arising out of the pregnancy of any female firefighter regularly assigned to an ambulances covered by this agreement. 12. The Governing Board of this joint agreement shall meet at least quarterly, starting on the third Tuesday of January, 1998. 13. South Bend shall be responsible for performing all routine maintenance on the ambulance. In the event a major repair or replacement of the, ambulance is needed, it shall be the responsibility of St. Joseph, except where the damages are solely the result of the willful or grossly negligent act of an employee of South Bend. 14. The City Controller of the City of South Bend has the duty to receive, disburse, and account for all monies generated under this agreement. ST. JOSEPH COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Michael J. Hamann Beverly D. Crone Cynthia A. Bodle Date: F:I DATAISHAREtLegaAWpdata lTeWnarlFIRE- EMS+WE -WT.W PD CITY OF SOUTH BEND Stephen J. Luecke, Mayor Date: