HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 798 ORIGINAL
CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF THE
COLONY, TEXAS, AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES BY
PROVIDING FOR ARTICLE IIA OF CHAPTER 9, AMBULANCE
SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE; PROVIDING FOR VOLUNTARY
SUBSCRIPTION; PROVIDING FOR THE FEE; PROVIDING
CONDITIONS; PROVIDING FOR DISCONTINUANCE OF THE
SUBSCRIPTION; PROVIDING FOR DELINQUENCIES; PROVIDING
FOR NO PRIORITY OF SERVICE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY
CLAUSE; PROVIDING A PENALTY; AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of The Colony performs a vital service by providing ambulance
service to the residents of the City; and
WHEREAS, it is the decision of the City to provide to its inhabitants a superior
standard of emergency medical care, including ambulance service ? days per week and 24
hours per day; and
WHEREAS, the cost of providing such service has escalated to the point that the
City Council deems that alternate sources of funding are necessary and in the public interest
in order to continue the high quality of service;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS:
Section 1. That Chapter 9 of The Colony Code of Ordinances is hereby
amended by the addition of Article IIA - Ambulance Subscription Service, so that said
Article and the Sections thereunder shall hereafter read as follows:
"ARTICLE IIA - AMBULANCE SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE
Section 9-32. Voluntary Ambulance Subscription.
That the City of The Colony hereby offers its emergency ambulance service
to the residents of the City on a voluntary subscription basis. The subscription shall
cover the subscriber and his/her immediate family and shall become effective upon
th execution of the applicable form and filing same with the City Secretary's office.
Forms shall be available from the City Secretary.
Section 9-33. Fee
The annual fee for the ambulance subscription service shall be $ ~gP. dgL9 and
can either be paid by the subscriber in one lump sum or monthly by a charge on the
subscriber's utility bill.
Section 9-34. Conditions.
The conditions that apply to the subscriptions are as follows:
A. The subscriber or family member residing in the household shall be entitled
to a maximum of three (3) emergency ambulance transports per year. Any
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t ansports above the maximum number shall be billed at the regular fee.
B. The transports must be of an emergency nature, not merely ordinance
transports. If any dispute arises as to the nature of the transport, the matter
shall be referred to the Chief of the Fire Department whose decision shall be
final.
Section 9-35. Discontinuance of Service.
Any subscriber may discontinue the service by giving the City Secretary thirty
(30) days notice in writing, but in no event may the service be discontinued for one
(1) year from the date the subscription becomes effective. If the subscriber moves
from the City, the remaining balance of the amount due for the first year shall be
charged on the final utility bill. A subscriber who cancels his/her subscription shall
not be eligible to resubscribe for a period of six (6) months.
Section 9-36. Delinquency.
Any subscriber who is delinquent in his/her utility bill shall also be deemed
delinquent for ambulance service, and any transport that occurs while the amount is
delinquent shall be billed at the regular fee.
Section 9-37. No Priority.
The subscriber shall only be entitled to service under the Cit's customa an
y ry d
normal operating procedure for providing emergency ambulance service and shall not
be entitled to any special rights or privileges over and above any other call received
for emergency ambulance service by virtue of being a subscriber.
Section 2. Any person violating the provisions of this Ordinance shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor and upon final conviction be subject to a fine in accordance with
the general provisions of the Code of Ordinances.
Section 3. If any section or provision of this Ordinance or the application
of that section or provision to any person, firm, corporation, situation or circumstance is for
any reason judged invalid, the adjudication shall not affect any other section or provision
or the application of any other section or provision to any other person, firm, corporation,
situation or circumstance, and the City Council declares that it would have adopted the valid
portions and applications of the ordinance without the invalid parts and to this end the
provisions of this ordinance shall remain in full force and effect.
Section 4. That this ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after
its passage and it is so ordained.
PASSED AND APPP?,-Q. VED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF THE
COLONY, TEXAS, this /d~day of.~,o£/z, 1993.
William W Manning, Mayor <.~
City of The Colony, Texas
ATFEST:
Patti A. Hicks, CMC/AAE
City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Pete Eckert, City Attorney