HomeMy WebLinkAbout75-112RESOLUTION NO. 75-112
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A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SANTA ANA ESTABLISHING A FEE OF $57 (FIFTY-
SEVEN DOLLARS) EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 1975, FOR EMER-
GENCY TRANSPORTATION OF PERSONS IN PARAMEDIC OR OTHER
FIRE DEPARTMENT VEHICLES TO A HOSPITAL FOR MEDICAL
CARE AND FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES RENDERED TO
PERSONS BY PARAMEDICS AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH THE SANTA
ANA-TUSTIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL TO BILL AND COL-
LECT 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
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Santa Ana on
May 5, 1975, adopted Santa Ana City Ordinance NS-1225, 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; and
WHEREAS, there is established by this Resolution a
fee of $57 (Fifty-seven Dollars) effective on October 1,
1975, for emergency transportation of persons 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, which fee includes a $7 (Seven
Dollars) charge for medical supplies.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council
of the City of Santa Ana as follows:
1. That there is hereby established a $57 (Fifty-seven
Dollars) fee which shall be charged, commencing October 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
$57 (Fifty-seven Dollars) fee is not less than the average
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fee charged by commercial ambulances for comparable services
in the City of Santa Ana.
3. That the City Manager of the City of Santa Ana
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 Ana, for the
benefit of the City of Santa Ana, the fee established by
this Resolution, commencing October 1, 1975, at a charge
to the City of no more than $3 (Three Dollars) for eachbilling
rendered on behalf of the City of Santa Aha.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City
of Santa Ana at its regular meeting held on the
18th day of August , 1975.
ATTEST:
FLORENCE I. ;9%A~.O~'~r
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss.:
CITY OF SANTA ANA )
I, FLORENCE I. MALONE, do hereby certify that I am
the Clerk of the Council of the City of Santa Ana; that the
foregoing Resolution was introduced to said Council at its
regular meeting held on the ~Sth day
of August , 1975, and was at said meeting passed
and adopted by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: COUNCILMEN: Evans,
Garthe
NOES: COUNCILMEN: None
Ward,
Bricken, Yamamoto,
ABSENT: COUNCILMEN: 0rtiz, Brandt
FLORENCE I. /v~A. LONE
\ CLERK OF THE COUNCIL
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
KEITH L. GOW, CITY ATTORNEY