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HomeMy WebLinkAbout5805 RESOLUTION NO. 5805 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, SETTING BASIC LIFE SUPPORT, ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT AND EMERGENCY AMBULANCE TRANSPORTATION FEES TO BE CHARGED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA WHEREAS, Arcadia Municipal Code Section 3170.6 provides that the City Council shall by resolution establish fees for all recipients of Basic Life Support, Advance Life Support and Emergency Ambulance Transportation services provided by the Fire Department of the City of Arcadia; and WHEREAS, the fees hereinafter established do not exceed the estimated reasonable cost of providing paramedic and emergency ambulance services in the City of Arcadia for which these fees are charged; and WHEREAS, the City of Arcadia has complied with the notice provisions of the California Government Code pertaining to establishing fees. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY FIND, DETERMINE AND RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1, FEES. That the City Council of the City of Arcadia hereby establish fees set forth below: VOLUNTARY ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION FEE Resident $ 42 per year/ Single payment $ 40 per year Resident Low Income $ 21 per year/ Single payment $ 20 per year Apartments, condominiums or other multi-family complexes $ 42/ year/per unit Retirement homes/hotels $ 21 per year/per unit for permanent residents Business $ 42 per year for 10 employees or less/$ 21 for every additional 10 employees/maximum of $ 500 Late Enrollment Fee $ 10 PARAMEDIC FEES ( non-residents only) COST PER CALL Emergencies requiring Basic Life Support services by paramedics and/or EMT $ 125.00 1 5805 Emergencies requlflng Advance Life Support $ 225.00 services rendered by paramedics AMBULANCE TRANSPORT FEES No. of Patients Rate + Code 3 Total AOOIO Base Rate (BLS level ) 1 182.25 67.75 $ 250.00 2 136.69 50.81 187.50 3 121.50 45.17 166.67 4 113.91 42.34 156.25 5 109.35 40.65 150.00 A0220 Advanced Life Support ( ALS level ) 1 303.25 67.75 $ 371.00 2 227.44 50.81 278.25 3 202.17 45.17 247.34 4 189.53 42.34 231.87 5 181.95 40.65 222.30 A0070 Oxygen 33.75 A0221 Mileage 1 patient, per mile 10.00 2 patients, per mile 7.50 3 patients, per mile 6,67 4 patients, per mile 6.25 5 patients, per mile 6.00 Y0002 Night Call 1 patient 43.50 2 patients 32.63 3 patients 29.00 4 patients 27,19 5 patients 26,10 The aforementioned transportation rates were established by the County of Los Angeles, effective July 1, 1993, The Department of Health Services reviews fees annually and may recommend adjustments to the current fees. SECTION 2. EXEMPTION AND REDUCTION OF CHARGES Determination for an exemption or reduction of fees shall be made by the Fire Chief. Findings shall be based on the following criteria: 2 5805 a. Membership Fees - Low income households who wish to participate in the Voluntary Emergency Medical Subscription Program but claim an inability to pay because of hardship conditions may emoll at the "Low Income Household" rate. Determination shall be based on the City of Arcadia's Low Income Guidelines on file in the Finance Department and Fire Department Headquarters, b. Inability to Pay - Individuals receiving services from the City's paramedic program and claiming an inability to pay may apply to the Fire Chief for a reduction of charges. The Fire Chief will take into account the availability of insurance, government assistance, and total household income. Based upon fmdings, charges may be reduced to no less than the amount of the full annual subscription fee. SECTION 3. That the effective date of the Voluntary Emergency Medical Subscription Program fees set forth in this Resolution shall be the date Ordinance No. 2016 becomes effective. The BLS/ALS fees shall become effective upon adoption of this Resolution. SECTION 4, That the City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution. Passed, approved and adopted this 5th day of July , 1994, >?J~#'kt'~ Ma of th City of rcadia ATTEST: ~J P#-~ ~ lerk of. the . . of Arcadia ~ APPROVED AS TO FORM: ~'dt !~~ City Attorney 3 5805 5805 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS: CITY OF ARCADIA ) I, JUNE D. ALFORD, city Clerk of the City of Arcadia, hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 5805 was passed and adopted by the city Council of the city of Arcadia, signed by the Mayor and attested to by the City Clerk at a regular meeting of said Council held on the 5th day of July, 1994 and that said Resolution was adopted by the following vote, to wit: AYES: Councilmember Chang, Kuhn, Lojeski, Margett and Young NOES: None ABSENT: None ~ Arcadia Cit 5805