HomeMy WebLinkAbout75-165RESOLUTION NO. 75-165
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA ANA ESTABLISHING A FEE OF $50 (FIFTY DOLLARS)
EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 1, 1975, FOR EMERGENCY TRANSPOR-
TATION OF PERSONS IN PARAMEDIC OR OTHER FIRE DEPART-
MENT VEHICLES TO A HOSPITAL FOR MEDICAL CARE AND
FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES RENDERED TO PERSONS BY PARA-
MEDICS AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE
A CONTRACT WITH THE SANTA ANA-TUSTIN COMMUNITY
HOSPITAL TO BILL AND COLLECT SUCH FEE AT THE REQUEST
OF THE FINANCE DIRECTOR FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CITY
OF SANTA ANA AT A CHARGE TO THE CITY OF SANTA ANA
OF $3 (THREE DOLLARS) PER PATIENT TRANSPORTED ; ~D
REPEALING RESOLUTION NO. 75-112
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Santa Ana on
May 5, 1975, adopted Santa Ana City Ordinance NS-1255, effec-
tive June 4, 1975, authorizing the Santa Ana City Council
to adopt a resolution to establish fees and authorizing the
City of Santa Ana to bill and collect fees for emergency
transportation of persons in paramedic or other Santa Ana
Fire Department vehicles to a hospital for medical care and
for emergency services rendered to persons by paramedics; and
WHEREAS, the Santa Ana-Tustin Community Hospital,
a California non-profit corporation, is equipped to bill
and collect aforesaid fee for the City of Santa Ana as an
independent contractor at the request of the Finance Director
of the City of Santa Ana, at a charge of $3 (Three Dollars)
per patient transported to the City of Santa Ana, which
charge is less than the cost to the City of Santa Ana to
bill and collect for said transportation, medical care and
emergency services; and
WHEREAS, aforedescribed Ordinance NS-1255 provides
that the fee for transportation of persons in paramedic or
other Fire Department vehicles shall not be less than the average
fee charged by commercial ambulances for comparable services
in the City of Santa Ana.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of
the City of Santa Ana as follows:
1. That there is hereby established a $50 (Fifty Dollar)
fee which shall be charged, commencing November 1, 1975, to each
person who receives emergency transportation in paramedic or
other City of Santa Ana Fire Department vehicles to a hospital
for medical care and for emergency services rendered to persons
by paramedics.
2. That it is hereby found and determined that said
$50 (Fifty Dollar) fee is not less than the average fee charged
by commercial ambulances for comparable services in the City
of Santa Ana.
RESOLUTION NO. 75-165
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3. That the City Manager of the City of Santa Ann
is hereby authorized to execute a written contract on behalf
of the City which provides that Santa Ana-Tustin Community
Hospital, a California non-profit corporation, as an inde-
pendent contractor, is to bill and collect at the request of
the Director of Finance of the City of Santa Ann, for the
benefit of the City of Santa Ann, the fee established by
this Resolution, commencing November 1, 1975, at a charge
to the City of no more than $3 (Three Dollars) for each billing
rendered on behalf of the City of Santa Ann.
4. Resolution 75-112 of this Council, adopted on
August 18, 1975, is repealed.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by
City of Santa Ann at
17th day of
ATTEST:
the City Council of the
iNtoSvemb~gular , 197~. meeting held on
VICE MAYOR
the
CLERK OF THE COUNCIL
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF OR~J~GE )ss
CITY OF SANTA ~-NA )
I, FLORENCE I. ~{ALOI~E, do hereby certify that I
am the Clerk of the Council of the City of Santa Ann; that the
foregoing Resolution was introduced to said Council at its
regular meeting held on the l?th day of November ,
1975, and was at said meeting passed and adopted by the following
vote, to wit:
AYES, CO~CILI~i~: Evans, Brandt, Bricken,
Yamamoto, Garthe, Ward
NOES, COUNCILI~N: None
ABSENT, COUI~CIL~N: None
0rtiz,
cLErK OF TIlE COUI;CIL
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
KEITH L. GOW
City Attorney