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HomeMy WebLinkAbout83-96 - Ambulance Servcie Rates• RESOLUTION NO. 83 -96 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH AMENDING THE BASE, MILEAGE AND STAND -BY RATES FOR AMBULANCE SERVICE WITHIN THE CITY AND RESCINDING RESOLUTION NO. 9456 WHEREAS, a request for an increase in the rates charged for ambulance service has been received by the City Council of the City of Newport Beach and a study has subsequently been conducted regarding the base, mileage, emergency and stand-by-rates charged by the ambulance services presently operating within the City; and WHEREAS, Section 5.14.150 of the Newport Beach Municipal Code provides that the City Council may, on its own motion, hold a hearing at any time for the purpose of determining whether previously approved ambulance rate schedules should be changed; and WHEREAS, the City Council has held a public hearing after giving notice thereof in accordance with the require- ments of said Section 5.14.150 of the Newport Beach Municipal Code, and has considered the testimony of all interested parties and all relevant evidence presented at said public hearing, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Newport Beach that the following changes in the uniform ambulance rate schedule are hereby authorized: • Base Rate . ..............................$ 75.00 Mileage 5.00 per mile or fraction thereof Night Calls ............................ 15.00 Oxygen ... ..... .. ........... 15.00 t Expendable Medical Equipmen........... 20.00 Emergency ............................. 15.00 Waiting Time ........................... 15.00 per fifteen minutes after the first fifteen and any fraction thereof C BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council may consider further rate increases :after a period of six (6) months during which time other ambulance services may apply for the necessary Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity to provide emergency service within the City. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Resolution 9456 is hereby rescinded. ADOPTED this ATTEST: 26th day of September , 1983. / City Clerk -2- // rr ( .I KJD:dh 9/19/83