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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 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;
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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ambulance transport service are hereby repealed.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
Hansen
, who moved its adoption. The motion was
seconded by Councilmember Cameron
, and upon being put to a vote, the vote
was as follows:
FOR ADOPTION AGAINST ADOPTION
F1i�.ahPtb A_ Scbgnor
Alexander W. Cameron
Carl C. Hansen
Ron T. Mackail
The Mayor thereupon declared the Resolution duly passed and
adopted this 23rd day of July , A.D. , 1998.
R T Q i �LS�T
Elizabeth A. Schauer
ATTEST:
Joann Manganietko
Village Clerk