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4608AS FOLLOWS: ORDINANCE NO. 4608 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM ADDING NEW CHAPTER 16.24 TO TITLE 16 OF THE ANAHEIM MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO PARAMEDIC FEES THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM DOES ORDAIN SECTION 1. That Title 16 be, and the same is hereby, amended by adding Chapter 16.24 thereto to read as follows: "CHAPTER 16.24 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. There shall be two types of user fees as follows: 1. 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. 2. The "Fee for Services" shall be charges designed to recover costs associated with the delivery of paramedic services to non-residents and residents and businesses that do not participate in the Voluntary Subscription Fee system. Such fees shall be based on: a. Emergencies requiring Basic Life Support services by paramedics and engine companies; and b. Emergencies requiring Advanced Life Support services and paramedic accompaniment to a medical facility." 16.24.020 CITY COUNCIL TO SET PARAMEDIC FEES. The City Council shall by resolution establish all paramedic fees which are billed and collected by the City of Anaheim for Voluntary Subscription or Fee for Services charges for residents and businesses. 16.24.030 COLLECTION OF FEES. It shall be the duty of the Fire Department to collect paramedic fees." 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. SECTION 3. CERTIFICATION The City Clerk shall certify to the passage of this ordinance and shall cause the same to be printed once within fifteen (15) days after its adoption in the Anaheim Bulletin, a newspaper of general circulation, published and circulated in said City, and Thirty (30) days from and after its final passage, it shall take effect and be in full force. THE FOREGOING ORDINANCE is approved and adopted by the City Council of the City of Anaheim this 14th day of May, 1985. / ip Xoo� MAYOR OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM ATTEST: CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM ROB: sr 1110L 043085 -2- 16.24.030 COLLECTION OF FEES. It shall be the duty of the Fire Department to collect paramedic fees." 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. SECTION 3. CERTIFICATION The City Clerk shall certify to the passage of this ordinance and shall cause the same to be printed once within fifteen (15) days after its adoption in the Anaheim Bulletin, a newspaper of general circulation, published and circulated in said City, and Thirty (30) days from and after its final passage, it shall take effect and be in full force. THE FOREGOING ORDINANCE is approved and adopted by the City Council of the City of Anaheim this 14th day of May, 1985. 4 MAYOR OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM ATTEST: CITY CLERX OF THE \CITY OF ANAHEIM ROB:sr 1110L 043085 -2-