HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance_523_12/12/1996ORDINANCE NO. 523
AN ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE
VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA, PALM BEACH COUNTY,
FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 9 OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION AND
PREVENTION SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE
ESTABLISHMENT OF A PRE-HOSPITAL EMERGENCY
MEDICAL CARE SERVICE; PRESCRIBING REGULATIONS
GOVERNING THE SERVICE; ESTABLISHING USER FEE
CHARGES FOR SUCH SERVICE; PROVIDING FOR OTHER
PROVISIONS RELATING TO FIRE MEDICAL CARE
WITHIN THE VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF
ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT; PROVIDING FOR
CODIFICATION; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF
TEQUESTA, PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Chapter 9 of the Code of Ordinances of the
Village of Tequesta relating to Fire Protection and Prevention is
hereby amended to include a new Article IV, entitled "Pre-Hospital
Emergency Medical Service" to read as follows:
"ARTICLE IV. PRE-HOSPITAL EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE
Sec. 9- Supervision of pre-hospital emergency
medical service.
The Chief of the Fire-Rescue Department shall plan,
direct, control and coordinate the pre-hospital emergency
medical services activities within the Fire Rescue
Department for the Village of Tequesta and other areas of
the Village it is obligated to service.
Sec. 9- Regulations governing service.
The Chief of the Fire Rescue Department shall assure
that every primary emergency medical response unit which
responds to medical calls within its service area be
staffed as an advanced life support unit as set forth in
Florida Administrative Code Rule lOD-66.050. All
advanced life support units shall operate in compliance
with all requirements of the Florida Statutes and Florida
Administrative Code and be equipped as required by all
such rules and regulations governing the provision of
advanced life support services.
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• Sec. 9- Levy and purpose.
For the purpose of regulating the use of the pre-
hospital emergency medical care system in the Village of
Tequesta so as to assure that every user bears a
proportionate share of the costs of fire rescue emergency
medical system and to help defray the costs attributable
to this service within the Village limits and service
areas, user fees are hereby levied on every user of the
pre-hospital emergency care system in accordance with the
schedule of fees and other provisions of this chapter.
Sec. 9- Determination of fee amounts.
The pre-hospital emergency care user fees shall be
determined and reviewed annually in accordance with a
detailed analysis of associated costs. The purpose of
this review is to evaluate the level of service for the
pre-hospital emergency medical care system to determine
whether it should be adjusted based on changed
conditions, to analyze the effects of inflation or other
cost factors on the actual cost of providing such
services, and to ensure that the user fees charged will
not exceed its reasonably anticipated costs of fire
rescue pre-hospital emergency medical care system. The
Village Council may annually adjust the established user
fee rates to reflect changes in the cost of relevant
capital purchases and equipment. All changes or
adjustment in the established user fee rates shall be
made by ordinance or resolution and shall apply after the
effective date of such modification.
Sec. 9- Schedule of user fees.
The initial fire rescue pre-hospital emergency medical
care system user fees for emergency medical care
treatment and transportation within the service areas
shall be as follows:
Emergency Medical Treatment $ 0.00
Emergency Medical Transportation $310.00
Plus, per mile charge, pickup to hospital $ 6.00
Fire rescue emergency medical care service user fees
shall be paid in cash, no in-kind contribution for such
use is permissible."
Section 2. Severability. If any provision of this
Ordinance or the application thereof is held invalid, such
invalidity shall not affect the other provisions or applications of
this Ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid
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provisions or applications, and to this end, the provisions of this
Ordinance are hereby declared severable.
Section 3. Repeal of Ordinances in Conflict. All other
ordinances of the Village of Tequesta, Florida, or parts thereof
which conflict with this or any part of this Ordinance are hereby
repealed.
Section 4. Codification. This Ordinance shall be codified
and made a part of the official Code of Ordinances of the Village
of Tequesta.
Section 5. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take
effect immediately upon its passage and approval, as provided by
law.
THE FOREGCIIIG ORDINANCE was offered by
who moved its adoption.
was seconded by Councilmember
being put to a vote, the vote was as follows:
FOR ADOPTION
Joseph N. Capretta
Carl C. F3ansen
Ron T. Mackail
Michael R. Meder
Elizabeth A. Schauer
AGAINST ADOPTION
The Mayor thereupon declared the Ordinance duly passed and
adopted this 12th day of December 1996.
ATTEST:
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MAYOR OF TEQUESTA
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Ron Mackail
Councilmember
The Ordinance
and upon
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