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ORDINANCE NO. NS-1988
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA
AMENDING SECTION 14-90 OF THE SANTA ANA
MUNICIPAL CODE TO PROVIDE FOR A SUBSCRIP-
TION SYSTEM FOR PARAMEDIC SERVICES
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES ORDAIN
AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1: That section 14-90 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code
is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 14-90. Fees for paramedic services.
The city may establish and may collect fees for trans-
portation of persons in paramedic or other fire department
vehicles owned by the City of Santa Ana to a hospital for
medical care and for services rendered to persons by para-
medics and for services and medical care rendered to persons
by paramedics using City of Santa Ana owned paramedic vehicles
or other City of Santa Ana Fire Department vehicles where the
person is not transported by a city-owned paramedic or other
fire department vehicle. The city council may establish such
fees by resolution.
The fire chief shall notify the director of finance
following such transportation medical care, or services, in
writing, of the name and address of the person, date and time
of the transportation, medical care, or services performed,
and such other information as may be required. The director
of finance shall thereafter cause appropriate billings to be
made.
The amount of such fees charged shall be deemed a debt
to the city of the person or persons receiving said services
and, if minors, their parents or guardians. Any person owing
money shall be liable in an action brought in the name of the
city for recovery of such amount, including reasonable attorney
fees.
The Executive Director of Finance and Management Services
may establish a subscription system whereby households and
businesses within the city, in return for payment of a periodic
subscription charge, may receive paramedic services without pay-
ment of any other fee. The amount of such subscription charge
shall be set by resolution of the city council.
SECTION 2: If any section, subsection, sentence, clause,
phrase or portion of this ordinance is for any reason held to
be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of
competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the
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validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance. The City
Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby declares that it would
have adopted this ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence,
clause, phrase or portion thereof irrespective of the fact that
any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, phrases,
or portions be declared invalid or unconstitutional.
ADOPTED this ]9th day of December , 1988.
ATTEST:
Mayor 13
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COUNCILMEMBERS:
Young Aye
McGuigan Aye
Acosta A~e
Griset Aye
May A e
Pulido ~
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
E~wa~ ~. ~oper
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