1992-084-RES WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Paris has been requested by the County of Lamar, State of

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13. The County agrees to pay to the City for ty per cent (40%) of the actual, cost of providing emergency and transfer ambulance service, to be computed through the last day of this contract on a cash basis, with the County making monthly payments of $23,800.10 monthly towards the estimated 12 month term cost of $285,601.20. The first of said monthly payments to be made on the 1st day of October, 199L, with a like payment being made on the first day of each month thereafter. 14. This agreement shall be effective and the term thereof shall commence on the 1st day of October, 1992, and shall expire on the 30th day of September, 1993. 15. It is further understood and agreed that neither the County nor any of its agents, servants or employees shall be considered to be in the business of providing emergency medical service, and the relationship between the parties shall not be considered to be that of a partnership or joint venture, and that the status of the City shall be that of an independent contractor providing services to the County and its inhabitants in exchange for the payment of amounts herein set forth. 16. It is mutually understood and agreed between the parties that the payments made by the County to City shall in no way affect the right of City to collect the charges hereinafter set out in Paragraph 17 from persons for emergency medical service rendered, and it is expressly understood and agreed that no one shall be entitled to free emergency medical service under this contract, and diligent efforts shall be made to collect accounts outstanding in keeping with good and ethical business practices. 17. It is understood and agreed that charges for services rendered under the scope of this contract within the limits of _ _L..! __L. ___ ........11 4=......11 nr.l~'