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5795ORDINANCE NO. 5795 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM AMENDING SECTION 16.24.010 OF CHAPTER 16.24 OF TITLE 16 OF THE ANAHEIM MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO PARAMEDIC FEES THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM HEREBY DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. That Section 16.24.010 of Chapter 16.24 of Title 16 of the Anaheim Municipal Code be, and the same is hereby, amended in its entirety to read as follows: "16.24.010 PARAMEDIC FEES. "Paramedic fees are hereby established to be charged in connection with paramedic services provided by the Anaheim Fire Department. The amount of such fees shall be set by resolution of the City Council on the basis of voluntary subscription or actual use of the service. .010 There shall be two types of user fees as follows: .0101. The "Voluntary Subscription Fee" shall be offered to residents and businesses on a voluntary basis for the purpose of assuring subscribers they will not incur higher direct fees should they require paramedic services. .0102. Payment of the Voluntary Subscription Fee by businesses shall entitle businesses only to paramedic services rendered to the employees thereof without additional charge. .0103. The "Fee for Services" shall be a charge designed to recover costs associated with the delivery of paramedic services to persons and businesses that do not participate in or are otherwise covered by the Voluntary Subscription Fee system. Such fees shall be based on: a) Emergencies requiring Basic Life Support services by paramedics and/or engine companies of the Anaheim Fire Department; and b) Emergencies requiring Advanced Life Support services and paramedic accompaniment to a medical facility. .0104. The Fee for Service shall be charged for paramedic services rendered to guests, customers, patients, patrons, visitors or others using the facilities of such businesses. .020 Nothing contained herein shall prevent the City from entering into a separate agreement with any business to provide paramedic services, and such agreement shall supersede the requirements of this chapter with respect to fees for paramedic services unless otherwise expressly provided in said agreement. .030 Any person or business requesting or benefitting from the services for which a Fee for Services is charged shall be jointly and severally civilly liable and indebted to the City of Anaheim for such Fee for Service." SECTION 2. SEVERABILITY The City Council of the City of Anaheim hereby declares that should any section, paragraph, sentence or word of this ordinance of the Code, hereby adopted, be declared for any reason to be invalid, it is the intent of the Council that it would have passed all other portions of this ordinance independent of the elimination herefrom of any such portion as may be declared invalid. THE FOREGOING ORDINANCE is approved and adopted by the City Council of the City of Anaheim t is 1 day of December 2001. MAYOR OF THE CITY OF POAHEIM ATTEST: CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM 42309.2 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss. CITY OF ANAHEIM ) I, SHERYLL SCHROEDER, City Clerk of the City of Anaheim, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. 5795 was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Anaheim, held on the 4th day of December, 2001, and that the same was duly passed and adopted at a regular meeting of said City Council held on the 11th day of December, 2001, by the following vote of the members thereof: AYES: MAYOR/COUNCIL MEMBERS: Feldhaus, Kring, Tait, McCracken, Daly NOES: MAYOR/COUNCIL MEMBERS: None ABSENT: MAYOR/COUNCIL MEMBERS: None ABSTAINED: MAYOR/COUNCIL MEMBERS: None CITY CL K O THE CITY OF ANAHEIM (SEAL) AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION STATE OF CALIFORNIA, ) SS. County of Orange ) I am a citizen of the United States and a resident of the County aforesaid; I am over the age of eighteen years, and not a party to or interested in the above entitled matter. I am the principal clerk of the Anaheim Bulletin , a newspaper that has been adjudged to be a newspaper of general circulation by the Superior Court of the County of Orange, State of California, on December 28, 1951, Case No. A-21021 in and for the City of Anaheim, County of Orange, State of California; that the notice, of which the annexed is a true printed copy, has been published in each regular and entire issue of said newspaper and not in any supplement thereof on the following dates, to wit: December 20, 2001 "1 certify (or declare) under the penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing is true and correct": Executed at Santa Ana, Orange County, California, on Date: December 20, 2001 Signature Anaheim Bulletin 625 N. Grand Ave. Santa Ana, CA 92701 (714) 796-7000 ext. 3002 PROOF OF PUBLICATION This space is for the County Clerk's Filing Stamp VO THE city couw ll OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM HEREBY DOES ORDAWASFOLLOWS: " c�c'noet �- Anaheim IrAml Soc#wpe Code bs, � the same is 16.24 herf00 the eby, amended in its willrety to reed as follows: ." 44AM IARAMW O If s. 'Paramedic fan are hereby established to be cin connection vstlt paramedic senvlosa provided Oy t= helm Fire Department. The amount of such less s West by resolution of the City CouncN on the beels of vol subscription or ectad Ase ofthe service. .01OTtwre shelf be two types of user fees as follows; .0101. The 'Voluntary SuberxipNon Fee" shelf be offered to residents and buslasesn on a voluntary basis tor ft pur- pose of essurinnsubscribers they wip not ftur higher di- rect fees should they require paramedic services. .0102. paymentthe Voluntary Subscription Fee i - shelf enifbusinesses renderedto the em�thereorwithoutadditional charge .0104. The *Fee for Ssnaees' shall be a charge dabigned to recover costs associated with the dsliwry of parvP�T services to parsons and businesses that do not in or are otherwise covered by ftVduntldy SUbs Fee system. Such fees shdl.be based on: aMmergenoiesre qukfny Basic Ule Support services by ppeerrerrnsdtcs andlor engine companies of the Anaheim Fire Depadment;and ices JEmergsncfes requi" Advanced Lfe Support serv- paramedic acconW=n,-ant to a nwKkef fasility. 0104., The Fee for Servlce.andl be charged fbr palrnedic servk»e rendered to guests, cuss orners,pelf►are, visftm'or others using the feclfitlas of such butlrieasss. .020 contained fle►ein snap prevera ins city from araadirtg a ss,lwalir waft ariy beefiness to provide paraenedjc services and suchchapt rasj�eahctt.1 (fess paramedic ic�+Isery A llrrless othervviE tyeapreiil pro- vided In saki agroement. 030 Any person or-buskrss requesteitp or benaftng from the services, for s,wvhsircsthya Fee for Servkles la cf pd shell be jokky and h dvilftr Gamble aid hidebletf to the city of Mahaim for uch Fee ibr service. AFr�ON 99. fiFVFRaptl ITY' The City Council of,the City of Anaheim hereby declares that should any section sontmos or oMirrncr of of adopted be dad ed for any reason to beit Me, intent ei the Caa1,nnce that it would hays passed aft cow Portiorra d this ZI- nence Independent of ON eN[rtklPoon hererrom of any such potion as may be declared Invalid. THE FOREGOING ORDINANCE is approved and adopted by the City Council of the City of Anaheim this day of MAYOR OF THE CRY OF ANAHEIM ATTEST: SHERYLL g EDEF CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM nnnroqucea ueoarrnoer arw AYES: MA MEMBERS: Fsldhaus,`Kring, NOES: LAA�YN6t�torr S: ABSENT: MAYOR NCI6 MEMBERS: None PubGehed Ara Yarm Bulletin December 20, 2001 , 26-1S7WC 4800309