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RESOLUTION NO. 29-99/00
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
REVISED SCHEDULE OF USER FEES; REPEALNG THE
EXISTING SAID USER FEES; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION; 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
medical transportation charge from $310 . 00 to $315 . 00 and to
increase the per mile charge, from $6 . 20 per mile to $6 .25 per
mile, therefore, establishing a revised user fee rate schedule
as follows :
Emergency Medical Treatment $ 0 . 00
Emergency Medical Transportation $315 . 00
Plus, per mile charge, pickup to hospital $ 6 . 25
Section 2 . Repeal of user fees in conflict . All other user
fees of the Village of Tequesta, Florida, are parts hereof
which are in conflict with this resolution or part of any
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transport service are hereby repealed.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 Council member
, who moved its adoption. The motion was
seconded by Council member , 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 13th day of January, A.D. , 2000 .
MAYOR OF TEQUESTA
Carl C. Hansen
ATTEST:
Joann Manganiello
Village Clerk
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Memorandum
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TO: THOMAS G. BRADFORD, VIL i e liAo• A . R p
FROM: JAMES M. WEINAND, FIRE C C ,h. 7 c, !�f
SUBJECT: REVIEW OF EMS TRANSP EES
DATE: 12/16/99
In accordance with Ordinance No. 523, Section 9-54, Determination of Fee Amounts, and the
directions given by the Public Safety Committee to review the EMS transport charges annually, I
have attached a spreadsheet denoting the surrounding advanced life support providers and their
current fee schedule for ALS transports. For comparison purposes, I have included a column
titled Four Mile Transport. This column was added to denote the total fee associated with a four-
mile transport, which represents approximately 95% of our transports in the Tequesta area.
As you can see from this spreadsheet, the average advance life support transport rate is $315.92
and the average mileage rate is $6.48 per mile, making the average four-mile transport $341.83.
Therefore, I am recommending that our EMS transport rate be adjusted to $315.00 per transport,
and the mileage rate be adjusted to $6.25 per mile. These new rates would denote a $340
transport charge from Tequesta to Jupiter Medical Center, which is just under the average of the
survey.
Another factor to keep in mind is that if our rates are above the current Medicare allowable for this
area, we are likely to receive an adjustment from Medicare each January. Therefore, it is always
prudent to keep our transport and mileage rates 5% above the current Medicare allowable.
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 the Village Council's
consideration. If you see it fit, please forward this to the January 2000 Village Council agenda for
their consideration, action or comments.
If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me.
JMW/sd
Attachment
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1999 AMBULANCE & FIRE RESCUE FEE SCHEDULE
IF
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
Boca Raton Fire Dept. $297.00 $5.80 $320.20
Boynton Beach Fire Dept. $289.00 $6.50 $315.00
Delray Beach Fire Dept. $300.00 $6.08 $324.32
Greenacres Public Safety $280.00 $5.70 $302.80
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
West Palm Beach Fire Dept. $310.00 $6.00 $334.00
Tequesta Fire Rescue $310.00 $6.10 $334.40
Martin County Fire-Rescue $342.10 $6.71 $368.94
Average $315.92 $6.48 $341.83
Current Medicare Allowable $299.56 $5.90 $323.16
5% medicare adjusted rate $314.53 $6.20 $339.33
Suggested rates for year 2000 $315.00 $6.25 $340.00