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RESOLUTION NO. <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, TO <br />ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT FOR SPECIALIZED PROFESSIONAL <br />AMBULANCE BILLING SERVICES THROUGH AN INTERLOCAL <br />AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS TO UTILIZE <br />EMERGICON FOR BILLING AND CLAIMS MANAGEMENT; AUTHORIZING <br />THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT; MAKING OTHER <br />FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. <br />WHEREAS, Texas Government Code, Chapter 791, authorizes the formulation of <br />interlocal agreements between and among local governments; and <br />WHEREAS, Emergicon has a contract with City of Coppell, Texas awarded under <br />Request for Proposals RFP#182 Ambulance Debt Collections; and <br />WHEREAS, the City the City of Paris, Texas provides emergency and/or non- <br />emergency ambulance services for which it is eligible for payment or reimbursement by <br />patients, insurance carriers, governmental agencies, employers and other; and; and <br />WHEREAS, Emergicon is engaged in the business of providing third -party billing <br />and accounts receivable management specialized professional services for ambulance and <br />emergency medical service organizations; and <br />WHEREAS, the City of Paris desires to utilize Emergicon for billing and claims <br />management services for its organization; and <br />WHEREAS, Emergicon is willing to provide such specialized professional services <br />upon the terms and conditions provided in the Agreement attached herewith as Exhibit A; <br />and <br />WHEREAS, pursuant to Texas Government Code Sec 791.025, The City of Paris has <br />entered into and interlocal agreement with the City of Coppell to procure Emergicon's <br />services as set forth herein; and <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br />PARIS, TEXAS THAT: <br />Section 1. That the findings set out in the preamble to this resolution are hereby <br />in all things approved. <br />Section 2. The attached Agreement for Specialized Professional Ambulance Billing <br />Services, Exhibit A between the City of Paris and the Emergicon, LLC, a Texas limited <br />liability corporation, is hereby approved. <br />Section 3. The City Manager is hereby authorized to execute the Agreement and all <br />