83-056 RES CITY COUNCIL HAS BEEN REQUESTED TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY AMBULANCE SERVICE TO LAMAR COUNTY OUTSIDE COP LIMITSRESOLUTION N0. $3-056
WHEREAS, the Gity Council of the City of Paris has been
requested to provide the emergency aMbulance service to that
area of Lamar County outside the city lirnits of the City of
Yaris, by the Commissioners Court ot Lamar County, Texas;
and,
W'HEREAS, the form ot contract to provide such service
is attached hereto as Exhibit A; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL Or' '1'HE CITY OF
YARIS, 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 rlayor ot the City
of Paris, Joe Graham be, and he is hereby authorized and
directed to execute on behalf ot the City of Paris the
ambulance service contract with the Comissioners Court of
Lamar County, '1'exas, in the form of Exhibit A attached
hereto.
Yassed and adopted this 29th day of August, 1983.
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I oe ra am, Mayor
ATTEST:
. C. Gr 'ene , ity ~ er
APPROVED AS T" ORM:
- a nes City ttorney
EXHIBIT A
F,lIBULANU?? SLP.VICE CONTRACT
STATE 01' TEXAS §
COUNTY OF LA1,1AIZ c~
This cantract made ~ar.d entered into this the 29th day
of August, 1083, hy and between the CITY Or' YARIS, Paris,
Texas, a body politic, actil:g by and through its Mayor, duly
authorized, hereinafter called City; and the COUNTY OF
LAMAR, State of T'exas, acting by and tllrough its County
Judge, duly authorized, hereinatter called County; hereby
contract and agree as follows:
l. City covenants and agrees that it will furnish and
provide adequate ambulance service and related emergency
service to ali persons within the County ot Lamar, without
regard to race, color, sex or national origin.
2. c.;lty covenants and agrees that is will comply with
all satety requirements of the 1aw pertaining to the
furnistiir.g 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
ser.vice shall be reterred ta as "CITY UF PAK1S AMBULA14CE
SEKVICE" and the vehi.cles used in providing said service
shall bear the City of T'aris decal with the additional
words,"serving PARIS and LAr'IAR COUN'1'Y. "
3. City agrees that ambulance attendants will be
certityed by the Texas State Department ot Health under the
terms of the Er.zergency [vnbulance Act; that each emergency
ambulance shal_1 have the services of a driver anci attendant,
one of whom has satisfactorily corlpleted the Red c;ross
Advanced First-Aid Course or certified by State of Texas as
Emergency Care Attendant or who zs qualified as an Emergency
Medical Technician-Ambulance; that a11 attendants must
complete the course ot the Emergency Medical '1'echnician
(ET1T) basic training coi.rse within six (6) months trom date
of employment; thrzt all persons driving equipment usecl as
aznb~_i? ~~nces t~~us t }~~.ve ~ va l id St ate ot Texas Cb autt=eu?'' s
License, wi_tli one ,irten+:lant on e<<ch a.mbtilance being EMI1'
certitied bythe State Lxoard at Health and Special Skills
certificd 1_n airwa~r,iiilagement, intravencus therapy, and
mast trouser.s.
4. City agreeC ta provide State ot Texas Certified
rP•IT Gouxse, and to possess an in-service trainirg program
ag,reement with ane or both of the local hospitalC.
City° ~grees thaL each vehicle used as an ambulance
shull be equipped with a two-way radio which transtnits and
receives on frequencies desi€;r.ated by the FCC, and the radio
eommunications to and tror„ saici ambulances, and the central
aisratcr emerbency vehicles, in coordination iaith and by the
knowledge of the Lamar County She.riff's Otti_ce and the Paris
Pciire .)epartr-;ent, and McCu7 stion and St. Joseph Hosps_tals,
each hor,pital turnishing its owr_ radio equipment whicti must
ilieet al1 requirer,ients tor the State Medical Services Commu-
nicati.c>n System attached hezeto as Exhibit A.
6. City agrees that all vehicles used tor emergency
service will meet or exceed Amendment -1 of F'ed. Spec.
KKK-A-1822 attached hereto as Exhibit B, ar.d r_leet the
minimal equipment listed on Exhibit C attached hereto, and
that all. ambulances and arcessory= equipment shaL1 be subject
to a_nspectior. by designated representative of t=he County,
and if at any time same or not in compliance witti the
Provisions her.ecf, or if any ambulance is in need of inechar.-
ical repairs in order to s_nsure its sats_stactory operation,
the said ~1ehi_cle must: he removed fr.om servic.e.
7. City agrees t-hat i_t si.ll a;lswer a:1.1. cMergency
calls w7_thi_n the lii:lits c.i- the (;ity and County, and that no
person within the t;itv and County sha11 be refused emergency
se.rvice, and iurther, agrees that transfer emergency service
when directed by a medical doctor wi11 not be refused, and
agrees to del.iver patier.ts to McCuistion and St. Joseph.
Hospital Zn the following manner:
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To t:(~e tiospital. that- victim, hi_s personal physi_-
c-LLin or next of l:i_r so designate, or
(b) 'I'o the rie~irest hospital irom the accident site of
the victini when his personal physician or next of
kin cannat respond to the arlbulance director's
inguiry,
8. c;ity agrees that at all times during the effective
periad 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 $100,000.00 for bodily inji;ry or
death to any one person and $300,000.00 for all persons
injured in any one accident or occasion and $25,000.00 ~or
property damages arising aut ot any ore accident or occasion.
9. City agrees to turnish the County Judge, Lamar
County, an annual operating statement relating to revenues,
expenses, call statistics, and the status of delinquent and
uncollectable accounts, atzd that all non-medical recerds of
the services renderecl under this contract, and training and
certific~:tion records at a11 employees, be avuilable for
inspection and review by such County Jud.ge or nis designated
representatives, and to furnish a mor.tthly report in the forr,l
of Exhibit D attached hereto.
10. City agrees to operate the ambulance operation in
accordance wzth the requirements of State law and applicable
requirements ot c:ity and County as may be in effect.
11. City agrees that is wi11 have a minimum of three
(3) ambulances which meet the ambulance and equipment
requirements as set out in Paragraph 6above, manned with a
crew of two (2) men each, available to the citizens af the.
Lity an.d County twenty-f-our (24) hours per ciay, seven (7)
dGys per week.
12. County agrees that non-emerger~cy transfer service
form points within the City or County to points inside or
outside the County will be made at the prerogative of the
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City; that arnbuiance servs_ce form points outside the County
to any clestinatiori shall be r.lade at the prerogative of City
and shall rot be covered by this contract.
13, The County agrees ta pay to the City torty per
cent (407,) af the actual, cost of providing emergency and
transfer ambulance service, to be computed through the last
day of this contra.ct an a cash basis, with the County making
monthly payments of $9,800.00 monthly towards the estimated
13 mcrth terrn cost af $318.500.00. The first of said
rlonil-hly payments to be made on the lst day of September,
1983, with <i like payment: being made on the first day of
each month the reaf ter .
14. This agreement shall be effective and the term
thereaf shall commence on the lst day of September, 1983,
and shall_ expired on the 30th day of September, 1984.
15. lt is further understood and agreed that neither
the County nor any ot its agents, servants or employees
shall be considered to be in the business ot providing
ambulance service, and the retatianship between the parties
shail not be considered to be that of a partnership or joint
venture, and that the status ot the City shall be that ot an
independent contractor providing services to the County and
its inhabitants in exchange tor the payment of amounts
herein set fortli.
16. 1t is mutuaZly understood and agreed between the
parties that the payments made by the County to City sha11
in rlo way aftect the right of City to collect the charges
hereinafter set out in Paragraph 17 from persons for ambu-
lan.ce servi_ce ren.dered, ar.d it is expressly understood and
agreed that no one shall_ be entitled to free ambulance
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 ur.derstood and agreed that charges for
services rendered under the scope of this contract within
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the lii-~ilts of the City and County shall he per patient, per
cal1, as follows:
ENIERGENCY SERVTCE $50.00 plus $1.50
within the City I.ir.iits per mile trom point
of pick up to point
of deiivery
i.MERt;r;NCY TRAtvSFER $50.00 plus $1.50
SERVICE to a. point per r.lile from point
outside the City of pick up ta point
Limits of delivery
TP.ANSFER SEP.VICE $45.Q0 plus $1.5C
within ttie City Limits per mile trom point
of pick up to point
of deli.very
TP.ANSFER SERVICE $45.00 plus $1.50
to u point outside per mile from point
the City Limits of pick up to point
of deliverv
A uJua1, 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 is any patient dies while
enroute to any hospital, the ambulance driver shall deli_ver
the body of such deceased person to the nearest hospita.l,
unless otherwise directed by responsible parties, and remain
there until a medical examiner or licensed medical doctor
formaily pronounces the subject dead. City and County agree
that C;ity wi.11_ not be required to transport and cadavers
from any ho:>pital.
19. It is agreed that a11 calls tor ambulance service
that are received by County shall be referred to the CITY OF
FARIS AriBULANCE 6ERVICE operated by City.
20. 1n the event tliat the County desires continued
ambulance service beyond the end of this contract, being
5eptember 30, 1984, County sha11 give written notice to the
City on or befor.e June l, 1984, of its desire tor service
for an additional term, and upon receipt ot said notice on
or betore June 20, 1984, City will deliver to County the
rates and contract price upon which it will deliver service,
and thereafter on or before July l, 1984, County will
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~Xccute the c~,rtract tor sc>rvi.ce for the addition~i term
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t.,ITY OF YARIS
BY
Joe (Tra am, Mayor
ATTLS i' :
t-l. C, t, reene , City C er
APPROVED AS TO FU1tM :
T. K. }Iayiies , ,ity Attorney
(;OUNTY UF I,ArIAR,
STATE OF TEXAS
13Y
Erac y Fis -ier. , County Ju ge
APPROVEll AS TO FORM:
'1'om We ls , ounty Attorney
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STATE OF TEXAS §
COUNTY OF LAM.AR §
BEFORE riL;, the un<iersigned authority, on this day
personally appeared JOE UItAHAM, 14ayor of the City of Paris,
Paris, Texas, known to me to be the person whose name is
subscribed to the toregaing instrument, and ackrowledged to
me that hc eaecuted tt.e same for the purposes ar.d
consideration therein expressed, and in the capacity therei_r
stated.
GIVEN UNDEk MY HAND AiiD SEAL Or' UFFiCE, this day
of August i983.
Notary Yu ic, State oi Texas
STATE CF TEXAS §
COUNTY OF LANIAP. §
BEFORE ME, the underszgned authority, on this day
personally appeared BRADY FISHER, County Judge ot Lamar
County, Texas, known to rae to be the person whose name is
subscribed to the for.eaoing in.strument, and acknowledgecl to
me that he executed the sarle for the purposes and
consideration therein expressed, ard ln the capacity therein
stated.
UIVEN L'NDER 14Y HAND ANll SEAL OF GF'FICE, this day
of , 1983.
IVotary rub ic, T~Tate o exas
Exhibits A, B, and C are on f i1e in the
City Glerk's Office of the City of Paris