RESOLUTION NO. 11556
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF ORANGE AMENDING
THE MASTER SCHEDULE OF FEES AND
CHARGES TO ADJUST EMERGENCY
MEDICAL SERVICES AND GROUND
AMBULANCE TRANSPORTATION RATES.
WHEREAS, pursuant to Chapter 3.10 of the Orange Municipal Code, the City Council has established and maintained a Master Schedule of Fees and Charges, consisting of fees and charges for services provided by the City to persons using such services; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with Chapter 3.10 of the Orange Municipal Code, the Master Schedule of Fees and Charges has been periodically amended and revised from time to time by the City Council ; the last time being July 1 , 2022 when Resolution No. 11400 was adopted by the City Council; and
WHEREAS, the City Council hereby finds and determines that the Master Schedule of Fees and Charges should be amended, in part, in order to reflect the true cost of services provided by the City in connection with emergency medical services and ground ambulance transportation services and to conform to the same rate structure adopted by the Orange County Health Care Agency.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Orange as follows:
1. The Master Schedule of Fees and Charges is hereby amended and Attachment “A” to this Resolution is hereby adopted, modifying the Master Schedule of Fees and Charges to provide for the inclusion of the various of fees for emergency ground ambulance transportation services chargeable by the City of Orange, as more particularly described in Attachment “A”.
2. The City Council finds that the fees set forth in Attachment “A” do not exceed the reasonable cost of services provided by the City in connection with the provision of emergency ground ambulance transportation services.
3. The fees listed in Attachment “A” shall be effective July 1, 2024.
4. If the fees set forth in this Resolution or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held to be unconstitutional or otherwise invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity shall not affect any other fee, charge, or rate, or application thereof, which can be implemented without the invalid fee, charge, or rate, or application t hereof, and to this end the fees, charges and rates of this Resolution are declared to be severable.
2 ADOPTED this ____ day of ____________________, 2024
Daniel R. Slater, Mayor, City of Orange
ATTEST:
Pamela Coleman, City Clerk, City of Orange
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Mike Vigliotta, City Attorney
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE )
CITY OF ORANGE )
I, PAMELA COLEMAN, City Clerk of the City of Orange, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly adopted by the City Council of the City of Orange at a regular meeting thereof held on the day of , 2024 by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBERS:
Pamela Coleman, City Clerk, City of Orange
ATTACHMENT “A”
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Attachment A
AMEND THE FOLLOWING:
TYPE OF CHARGE BASIS FOR CHARGE EFFECTIVE
07/01/24
EMERGENCY BASIC
LIFE SUPPORT (BLS)
BASE RATE
APPLICABLE FOR URGENT OR
CODE 3 RESPONSE AT THE
REQUEST OF A PUBLIC SAFETY
EMPLOYEE.
$2,238.88
EMERGENCY
ADVANCED LIFE
SUPPORT (ALS) BASE
RATE
APPLICABLE FOR URGENT OR
CODE 3 RESPONSE AT THE
REQUEST OF A PUBLIC SAFETY
EMPLOYEE.
$2,712.19
MILEAGE PER PATIENT MILE OR FRACTION
THEREOF.
$ 23.28
STANDBY TIME PER 30 MINUTES AFTER THE
FIRST 30 MINUTES.
$ 157.63