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
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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