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Memorandum
To: Thomas G. Bradford, Village Mays•e
From: James M. Weinand, Fire Chief. •
Date: June 16, 1998
Subject: 1998 EMS Transport Fees
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When the EMS and Transport Division was established, the rates were set by the
Public Safety Committee, and at that time, they requested that these rates be reviewed
annually and modified as needed. In accordance with their directives, I have attached a
spreadsheet denoting the current ALS providers and ALS transport rate and mileage
fees associated with each provider. For comparison purposes, I have also included a
column titled Four Mile Transport. This column was added to denote the fee associated
with the four mile transport, which is 90% of our transports out of Tequesta to Jupiter
Medical Center.
As you can see, the average ALS rate within Palm Beach County is $310.85 and the
average per mile rate is $6.20 per mile. Therefore, I request that our transport rate of
$310 remain the same, and the mileage rate be adjusted upward to the $6.20 a mile
average.
When this service was adopted by Ordinance, the Ordinance gave the ability to adjust
the rates on an annual basis by Resolution. Therefore, I have attached a Resolution for
Village Council's consideration. If you see fit, please forward this to the July 23, 1998,
Village Council Agenda for their consideration, action or comments.
If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me.
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7998 AMBULANCE&FIRE RESCUE FEE SCHEDULE
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ALS Mileage Four mile
Agency Rate Rate Transport
Everglades Reg. Medical Center $426.50 $10.50 $468.50
Lifefleet Atlantic Ambulance $345.80 $6.80 $373.00
Jupiter Ambulance Service $326.00 $6.25 $351.00
Boca Raton Fire Dept. $297.00 $5.80 $320.20
Boynton Beach Fire Dept. $289.00 $6.50 $315.00
Delray Beach Fire Dept. $280.00 $5.15 $300.60
Greenacres Public Safety $270.00 $5.50 $292.00
Lake Worth Fire Dept. $310.00 $6.00 $334.00
North Palm Beach Public Safety $310.00 $6.00 $334.00
Palm Beach County Fire Rescue $310.00 $7.00 $338.00
Palm Beach Gardens Fire Dept. $297.50 $5.50 $319.50
Riviera Beach Fire Dept. . $295.00 $6.00 $319.00
Royal Palm Beach Fire Dept. $286.00 $4.00 $302.00
West Palm Beach Fire Dept. $310.00 $6.00 $334.00
Tequesta Fire Rescue $310.00 $6.00 $334.00
Average $310.85 $6.20 $335.66
Suggested rates for 1998 $310.00 $6.20 $334.80
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RESOLUTION NO. 34-97/98
A RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF
THE VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA, PALM BEACH
COUNTY, FLORIDA, PROVIDING AN
AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER 9 OF THE VILLAGE
CODE OF ORDINANCES, ARTICLE IV,
PRE-HOSPITAL EMERGENCY MEDICAL
SERVICES, SPECIFICALLY AMENDING
SECTION 9-55 SCHEDULE OF USER FEES, TO
PROVIDE FOR THE 1998 SCHEDULE OF USER
FEES; REPEALING THE EXISTING SAID USER
FEES; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY;
PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATIONI PROVIDING
FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Village of Tequesta, Florida, has adopted
Ordinance No. 523 providing for pre-hospital transport
service and care and establishing a schedule for user fees
to offset the cost of this service; and,
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 523 provides for adjustments to the
user fees by means of changing conditions, inflation, or
other cost factors associated with providing such service;
and,
WHEREAS, the Village Council of the Village of Tequesta,
Florida, deems it necessary to amend its user fees rates as
set forth herein,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF
THE VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA, PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA, AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Chapter 9 of the Code of Ordinances, Article
IV, Pre-Hospital Emergency Medical Services, Section 9-55,
Schedule of user fees, shall be amended to increase the per
mile charge, from $6.00 per mile to $6.20 per mile,
therefore, establishing a 1998 user fee rate schedule as
follows :
Emergency Medical Treatment $ 0.00
Emergency Medical Transportation $310. 00
Plus, per mile charge, pickup to hospital $ 6.20
Section 2. Repeal of user fees and conflict. All other
user fees of the Village of Tequesta, Florida, are parts
hereof which are in conflict with this resolution or part
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of any other ordinance associated with user fee rates for
ambulance transport service are hereby repealed.
Section 3. Severability. If any portion of this
resolution or the application thereof is held invalid, such
invalidity shall not effect the other provisions or
applications of the existing ordinance, which can be given
effect without the invalid provisions or applications, or
to this end, the provisions of this resolution are hereby
declared severable.
Section 4. Codification. This resolution shall be
codified and make part of the official Code of Ordinances
of the Village of Tequesta.
Section 5. Effective date. These user fees shall take
effect immediately upon passage and approval as provided by
law.
THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION WAS OFFERED by Councilmember
, who moved its adoption. The motion was
seconded by Councilmember
, and upon being put to a vote, the. vote
was as follows :
FOR ADOPTION AGAINST ADOPTION
The Mayor thereupon declared the Resolution duly passed and
adopted this day of , A. D. , 1998 .
MAYOR OF TEQUESTA
Elizabeth A. Schauer
ATTEST:
Joann Manganiello
Village Clerk