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Fj MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING June 27, 1979 A special meeting of the City Council was held June 27, 1979, 5:15 P. M., City Council Room. Mayor Malone called the meeting to order with the following Councilmen present: Billy Joe Burnett, Ron Kyle, Walter F. Williams, and W. C. Francis. Also present were City Manager, Robert W. Sokoll, City Clerk, H. C. Greene. Also present in the council meeting were County Judge, Brady Fisher, County Commissioners Wheeler, Buster, Sparks, and Childers. Mayor Malone announced that the purpose of the joint meeting with the Commissioners Court was to receive bids and consider same for ambulance service beginning August 1, 1979. City Manager Sokoll advised that only one bid had been received for-ambulance service and that being from the McCuistion Regional Medical Center, and provided for a base bid for a two year contract in the amount of $240,000.00 subsidy which included three ambulances with two men crews with 24 hour service, and an alternate bid showing three two men crews from 8:00 A. M. to 6:00 P. M. and two two men crews from 6:00 P. M. to 8:00 A.M. with that subsidy and the alternate being $192,000.00 for a two year period. Mr. Jessie Hayes, Adminstrator of the McCuistion Regional Medical Center was present in the meeting and answered questions from the Council and the Commissioners Court concerning the bid. Mayor Malone stated to the Commissioners Court that there was a need to reach some understanding as to a joint financial agreement. Judge Brady Fisher advised the Council that the County was prepared to finance 40% of the subsidy ambulance service and was prepared to fund a dollar amount for the Health Department services beginning January 1, 1980 in the amount of $2,800.00 Mayor Malone expressed the City Council's desire for funding in the Health Department and the Ambulance Service on a 50 -50 basis. After discussion between the City Council and Commissioners Court a motion was made by Councilman Williams, seconded by Councilman Francis to table action on the McCuistion Regional Medical Center's bid and to instruct the City staff to prepare for emergency ambulance service within the City. Motion carried 4 ayes, 1 nay. Councilman Kyle voting nay. The Commissioners Court in their action voting on a motion by Commissioner Buster and seconded by Commissioner Sparks and carried unanimously to accept the McCuistion Regional Medical Centers bid with City and County cooperative agreement for funding to be on a 60% City, 40% County basis. Mr. Thomas Steeley, Publisher of the Lamar County Echo appeared before the Council stating that he was represented and was interesed in the Medical Centers position and asked for clarification of City wide Ambulance Service. Mr. Jessie Hayes, Administrator for the Hospital questioned the City as to the status of the bids by the Hospital. Mr. Hayes was informed that the bids had been tabled. Mayor Malone called for the reading of Resolution Mo. 1943. Resolution No. 1943 resolving the City Council of the City of Paris and the Commissioners Court of Lamar County Texas that they do hereby agree to cooperate in the forming of a Health Service District encompassing the County of Lamar in order to provide a tax base to finance emergency Ambulance Service, Health Services and other related services was presented.