CITY OF ALAMEDA RESOLUTION NO. _________
AMENDING THE MASTER FEE RESOLUTION NO. 12191 TO
INCREASE THE AMBULANCE TRANSPORTATION FEES TO MATCH
ALAMEDA COUNTY APPROVED FISCAL YEAR 2024-25
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES USER FEE SCHEDULE
WHEREAS, the Alameda Municipal Code and the California Government Code provide that the City Council shall set fees reasonable to recover the cost of providing various services by resolution; and
WHEREAS, the City Council, at the August 27, 1991 Special City Council meeting directed City staff to amend the Alameda Municipal Code to reflect that City fees shall be set by City Council Resolution; and
WHEREAS, On July 1, 2024, the Alameda County Board of Supervisors approved increased user fees for the County's EMS providers. The City can increase its fees to match the County's rates, under Section 10.2 of its current Emergency Medical Services Ambulance Transport Agreement with the County; and
WHEREAS, the County of Alameda is responsible for setting and approving any fees that are applicable to all contracted transport agencies; and
WHEREAS, increasing ambulance user fees to match the County’s rates will reflect a 10.5% increase and add approximately $65,000 to the FY24-25 budget over the next three months; and
WHEREAS, State law authorizes local governments to charge fees for services based on the estimated reasonable cost of providing the service f or which the fee is charged; and
WHEREAS, the increase in rates approved by Alameda County does no more than necessary to cover the City of Alameda's costs of the actual services provided.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Alameda that the user fees charged to patients for Advance Life Support and ambulance transport services are as set forth below:
City User Fees Schedule Current MFS Proposed Update
Bundled Base Rage $ 3,664.87 $ 4,051.06
Mileage/Mile $ 82.69 $ 91.41
Oxygen $ 273.79 $ 302.64
** Treat, Non-Transport Rate $ 735.01 $ 812.46
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Alameda amend the Master Fee Resolution No. 12191 to increase the ambulance transportation fees to match Alameda County approved FY2024 -25 Emergency Medical Services User Fee Schedule.
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I, the undersigned, hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly adopted and passed by the Council of the City of Alameda in a regular meeting assembled on the 1st day of April, 2025, by the following vote to wit:
AYES
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTENTIONS:
IN WITNESS, WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said City this 2nd day of April, 2025.
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Lara Weisiger, City Clerk
City of Alameda
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Yibin Shen, City Attorney
City of Alameda