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1987-091-RES WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Paris has been requested to provide the emergency ambulance RESOLUTION NO. 87-091 WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Paris has been requested to provide the emergency ambulance service to that area of Lamar County outside the city limits of the City of Paris, by the Commissioners Court of Lamar County, Texas; and, WHEREAS, the form of contract to provide such service is attached hereto as Exhibit A; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, that emergency ambulance service be extended to that area of Lamar County outside the city limits of the City of Paris, upon the terms and conditions stated in the contract attached hereto as Exhibit A, and that the Mayor of the City of Paris, Billy Joe Burnett, be, and he is hereby authorized and directed to execute on behalf of the City of Paris the ambulance service contract with the Commissioners Court of Lamar County, Texas, in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto. Passed and adopted this 14th day of September, 1987. Bi~~ ATTEST: '\n~'~~ ~ Mattie Cunni~ er APPROVED AS TO FORM: C ty Attorney AMBULANCE SERVICE CONTRACT STATE OF TEXAS ~ COUNTY OF LAMAR ~ This contract made and entered into this the 14th day of September, 1987, by and between the CITY OF PARIS, Paris, Texas, a body politic, acting by and through its Mayor, duly authorized, hereinafter called City; and the COUNTY OF LAMAR, State of Texas, acting by and through its County Judge, duly authorized, hereinafter called County; hereby contract and agree as follows: 1. City covenants and agrees that it will furnish and provide adequate ambulance service and related emergency service to all persons within the County of Lamar, without regard to race, color, sex or national origin. 2. City covenants and agrees that it will comply with all safety requirements of the law pertaining to the furnishing of ambulance service and that all vehicles used as ambulances will be distinctly marked and colored as required by State law and City ordinances. The ambulance service shall be referred to as "CITY OF PARIS AMBULANCE SERVICE" and the vehicles used in providing said service shall bear the City of Paris decal with the additional words, "serving PARIS and LAMAR COUNTY." 3. City agrees that ambulance attendants will be certified by the Texas State Department of Health under the terms of the Emergency Ambulance Act; that each emergency ambulance shall have the services of a driver and attendant, one of whom has satisfactorily completed the Red Cross Advanced First-Aid Course or certified by State of Texas as ambulances must have a valid State of Texas Chauffeur's License, with one attendant on each ambulance being EMT certified by the State Board of Health and Special Skills certified in airway management, intravenous therapy, and mast trousers. 4. City agrees to provide State of Texas Certified EMT Course, and to possess an in-service training program agreement with one or both of the local hospitals. 5. City agrees that each vehicle used as an ambulance shall be equipped with a two-way radio which transmits and receives on frequencies designated by the FCC, and the radio communications to and from said ambulances, and the central dispatch emergency vehicles, in coordination with and by the knowledge of the Lamar County Sheriff's Office and the Paris Police Department, and McCuistion and St. Joseph Hospitals, each hospital furnishing its own radio equipment which must meet all requirements for the State Medical Services Commu- nication System attached hereto as Exhibit A. 6. City agrees that all vehicles used for emergency service will meet or exceed Amendment -1 of Fed. Spec. KKK-A-1822 attached hereto as Exhibit B, and meet the minimal equipment listed on Exhibit C attached hereto, and that all ambulances and accessory equipment shall be subject to inspection by designated representative of the County, and if at any time same are not in compliance with the provisions hereof, or if any ambulance is in need of mechan- ical repairs in order to insure its satisfactory operation, the said vehicle must be removed from service. 7. City agrees that it will answer all emergency calls within the limits of the City and County, and that no - _ -1 _____.........."'..7 (a) To the hospital that victim, his personal physi- cian or next of kin so designate, or (b) To the nearest hospital from the accident site of the victim when his personal physician or next of kin cannot respond to the ambulance director's inquiry. 8. City agrees that at all times during the effective period of this contract to have procured and kept in force and effect policy or policies of public liability insurance covering each motor vehicle operated under this contract in the minimum amounts of $250,000.00 for bodily injury or death to anyone person and $500,000.00 for all persons injured in anyone accident or occasion and $100,000.00 for property damages arising out of anyone accident or occasion. 9. City agrees to furnish the County Judge, Lamar County, an annual operating statement relating to revenues, expenses, call statistics, and the status of delinquent and uncollectable accounts, and that all non-medical records of the services rendered under this contract, and training and certification records of all employees, be available for inspection and review by such County Judge or his designated representatives, and to furnish a monthly report in the form of Exhibit D attached hereto. 10. City agrees to operate the ambulance operation in accordance with the requirements of State law and applicable requirements of City and County as may be in effect. 11. City agrees that it will have a minimum of two (2) ambulances which meet the ambulance and equipment require- ments as set out in Paragraph 6 above, manned with a crew of ..... ._ _~...:I outside the County will be made at the prerogative of the City; that ambulance service form points outside the County to any destination shall be made at the prerogative of City and shall not be covered by this contract. 13. The County agrees to pay to the City forty 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 $15,573.08 monthly towards the estimated 12 month term cost of $186,877.00. The first of said monthly payments to be made on the 1st day of October, 1987, 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, 1987, and shall expire on the 30th day of September, 1988. 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 ambulance 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 ambu- lance service rendered, and it is expressly understood and 17. It is understood and agreed that charges for services rendered under the scope of this contract within the limits of the City and County shall be per patient, per call, as follows: 5. 6. The following rates are established for ambulance service for Lamar County residents: 1. EMERGENCY SERVICE within Lamar County 2. EMERGENCY TRANSFER SERVICE to a point outside the City of Paris within a 125 mile radius 3. TRANSFER SERVICE within Lamar County 4. PERSONAL PREFERENCE TRANSFER SERVICE to a point outside City of Paris beyond a 125 mile radius IN HOUSE TRANSFER REQUESTED SERVICE not used $60.00 plus $1.75 per mile from point of pick up to point of delivery $60.00 plus $1.75 per mile from point of pickup to point of delivery $50.00 plus $1.75 per mile from point of pickup to point of delivery $80.00 plus $1.75 per mile from point of pick up to point of delivery and for return to point of origin inside City of Paris $45.00 from hospital to treatment facility and return to hospital $25.00 The following rates are established for ambulance service for non residents of Lamar County: 7. EMERGENCY SERVICE within Lamar County 8. EMERGENCY TRANSFER SERVICE to a point outBide the City of Paris within 125 mile radius 9. TRANSFER SERVICE within Lamar County 10. PERSONAL PREFERENCE TRANSFER SERVICE ~~ ~ ~^4~~ ^..~~~~^ ~~~.~ $60.00 plus $1. 75 per mile from point of pick up to point of delivery $80.00 plus $1.75 per mile from point of pick up to point of delivery and return to point of origin inside City of Paris $50.00 plus $1.75 per mile from point of pick up to point of delivery $80.00 plus $1.75 per mile from point of pick ~._ ...._ __.:_.... _~ ...J_' ~_______ A usual, reasonable, and customary charge for medical supplies and service used or required in connection with emergency and non-emergency transfer service shall be made. 18. It is agreed that if any patient dies while enroute to any hospital, the ambulance driver shall deliver the body of such deceased person to the nearest hospital, unless otherwise directed by responsible parties, and remain there until a medical examiner or licensed medical doctor formally pronounces the subject dead. City and County agree that City will not be required to transport any cadavers from any hospital. 19. It is agreed that all calls for ambulance service that are received by County shall be referred to the CITY OF PARIS AMBULANCE SERVICE operated by City. 20. In the event that the County desires continued ambulance service beyond the end of this contract, being September 30, 1988, County shall give written notice to the City on or before June 1, 1988, of its desire for service for an additional term, and upon receipt of said notice on or before June 20, 1988, City will deliver to County the rates and contract price upon which it will deliver service, and thereafter on or before July 1, 1988, County will execute the contract for service for the additional term upon the same terms and conditions as stated therein. CITY OF PARIS BY Billy Joe Burnett, Mayor ATTEST: COUNTY OF LAMAR, STATE OF TEXAS BY Robert A. Burns, County Judge APPROVED AS TO FORM: Tom Wells, County Attorney Exhibits A, B, C, and D are on file in the City Clerk's office of the City of Paris.