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Department 54 Emergency Medical Service - The Fire Chief is the administrative officer for this department. Employees of this department provide emergency and non - emergency ambulance service within the City and to the rural areas and other cities of Lamar County through a contractual relationship with Lamar County. Long distance ambulance transportation is provided for patients requiring treatment or facilities not available in Paris. Two ambulances are staffed and equipped at the Mobile Intensive Care Unit level 24 hours -a -day. A third ambulance provides non - emergency transportation from 8:00 a.m. through 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. A call crew is available 24 hours -a -day by beeper. Office personnel of this department are responsible for the billing and collection of the E.M.S. accounts receivable. The E.M.S. Department coordinates, trains and promotes the First Responder Program throughout Lamar County and also promotes the Think Child Safety Program, Think Senior Safety Program, and the Mobile Safety Vehicle Program. Department 61 Cox Field Airport - pagerr'I98 The City Manager is the administrative officer responsible for this department. Cox Field is the City owned and operated municipal airport. Airport facilities are maintained for commercial and general aviation activities and are an important asset in promoting business and industrial economic activity in the community. More than eighty percent of flight operations at Cox Field are business related. The airport provides transportation opportunities for the medical community and for several large corporations that have plants in Paris. Cox Field Airport collects revenues from fuel sales by the fixed base operator who leases space from the City and from the rental of hangers. Most of the funding for maintenance of the facilities is provided by the Federal Aviation Administration and by the Texas Department of Transportation, Aviation Division. Department 62 Paris Municipal Band -page 204 The City Manager is the administrative officer responsible for this department. The Paris Municipal Band is a tradition in Paris going back over fifty years. Talented local musicians perform throughout the summer months with frequent guest artists making appearances. Paris is one of a very few towns which continues to fund a municipal band.