2050 RES CITY COUNCIL REQUESTED TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY AMBULANCE SERVICE TO LAMAR COUNTYRESOLUTION N0. 2050 .
WHEREAS, the C.ity Council of the City of Paris has been re-
quested to provide 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 oE Paris,
Michael E. Malone, 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 Exh.ibit A attached hereto.
Passed and adopted this 25th day of August, 1980.
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Michael E. Malone, ayor
A TTEST:
,
ames Wilkin , Acting City Cler
APPROVED S' O FORM:
T. K, aynes, ity Attorney
AIKBULANCE SERVICE CONTRACT
S'I'ATE OF TEXAS ~
COt1P3TY OF LAMAR ~
Thz.s cantract made and entered into thi_s 25th day of
August, 1980, by ard between the CITY OF PARIS, Paris, Texas.
a body politic, acting bq and thr_ough its Mayor, duly
authorized, ?-iPreinafter called Czty; and the COUNTY OF L.ANi.AR,
State of Texas, actinp by and t`irough its Caur.ty JudoP, duly
authorized, hereinafter called County; hPreby contracr and
agree as follows :
l. City cnvQnants and az;zees ttlat it will furnis'i and
nro-vide adequate emPrgency ambulance service to all persons
within the County of Lamar, without regard to race, color,
sex or national origin.
2. Citv covenants and agrees that it will cor.lnly with
a1I safety requirements of the law pertainir.g to the furnishing
of emergency ambulance service anci that all vehicles used as
a.mbulances wi11 be distinctly marked and colored as required
by State iaw and City ordinances. The ambul.ance service sha11
be referred to as "CITv OF PAR.IS AMBULANCE SERVICE" ar_d the
vehicles used in Draviding said service shall bear the City of
Paris decal caith the adclition~l wOrds,"servirg PARIS and
LA~~~A?t COU?JTv "
3, City agrees t'nat amaulance attendants will be certi-
fied by the Texas State Department of Health under the terms
of the Emerge::cy Ambulance Act; that each emergency ambulance
shall. have the services af a driver and attendant, onp of wham
has satisfactorily completed the Red Cross Advanced Fir.st-Aid
Coizrse or certified b,v State of Texas as Emergency Care Atten-
dant or who is qualified as an Emergency Medical Technician-
Ainbi:lance; that a?1 attendants mast complet.e the course of the
EXHIBIT A
Emergency Medical TEChnician (EMT) basic training course with-
in six (6) months from date of ernployr.lent; that all persons
driving equipment used as aMbulances rnust have a valid State
of Texas Chauffeur's License, with one attendant on each ambu-
lance being EMT cE.rtified by the State Board of Health and
Special Skills certified in airway management, intravenous
therapy, and Mast trousers by January l, 1982.
4. City agrees ta nrovided State of Texas Certified EMT
Course, and to possess an in-service training pxogram agree-
nent with one or both of the lacal hosUitals.
5. City agrees that each vehicle used as an ambulan.ce
sha11 be equipped with a two-way radio which transmits and
receives on frequencies designated by the FCC. Ttie radio
communications to and from said ambula.nces and centr.al
dispatch shall be in coordination with and by the
knowledge of the Lamar County SherifIl's Office and the Paris
PoliLe Department, and McCuistion and St. Joseph, each hospital
furnishing its own radio equinment which must meet all require-
ments for the State Medical Services Cornmunicatian System
attached hereto as Exhibit A.
6. City agrees that all vehicles used for emergency
service will meet or exceed Amer.dment -1 of Fed. Spec. KKK-A-1822
attached hereta as Exhibit B, and meet the minimal equipment
listed on Exhibit C attached hereto, and that all ambulances
and aceessory equipment shall be subject to inspectian by desig-
nated representative of the County, and if at any time same are
not in compliance with the provisians hereof, or if any ambu-
lance is in need of inechanical repairs in order to insure its
satisfactory operation, the said vehicle must be removed from
service.
7. City agrees that it will ar:swer all emergency calls
within the limits of the City and County, and that no person
within the City ana county shall be refused emergency service,
and further agrees that transfer --mer-erLcy service whpn di_-
rected by a medical doctor wi11 not be refused, and agrees to
deliver patients ta McCuistian and St. Joseph Hospital in the
fallowing manner:
(a) To the hosgital that victim, his personal phy-
sician or next of kin so designate, ox
(b) To the nearest hospital irom. the accident site
of the victim when his personal physician or
next of kin canr_ot respo-id to the ambulance
di.rector"s inquiry.
8. City agrees that at alI times during the effeCtive
period of this contract to have nrocured and kept in force
and effect policy ar policies of public liability insurance
covering each mator vehicle operated under_ this contr_acL in
the minimum amounts of $100,000.00 for bodily injury or death
to any one persan and $300,000.00 for all persons injured in
any one accident or occasa,.on and $25,000.00 for property dam-
ages arising out of any ane accident or occasion.
9. City agrpes to furnish the Caunty Judge, Lamar County,
an annual operating stateme-tit relating to revenues, expenses,
call statistics, and the status o£ delinquent and uncollectable
accounts, and that all non-medical records of the services ren-
dered under this contract, and training and certification rec-
ords of all eMployees, be available far inspection and review
by such County Judge or his designated representati.ves, and to
furnish a monthly report in the 'LarM af Exhibit D attaehed
hereto.
10. City agrees to oDerate the ambulance operation in
accordance with the r.equirements of State law and applicable
requirements of City and County as may be in effect,
].l, City agrees that i_t wi11 have a minimum of three
(3) ambulances which meet the ambulance and equipment require-
ments as set out in Paragraph 6 above, manr.ed with a crew of
two (2) pexsons each, available to the citizens of the City and
County twenty-four (24) hours ger day, scven (7) days Der week,
12, County agrees that non-emergency transfer service
from points within the City or County to points inside or out•-
side the County shall be made at the nrerogative of the City;
that ambulance service from poir.i:s outside the County to any
destination shall be made at the prerogat:ive af Ci.ty and shall
not be covered by this contract.
13, The County a~rees to pay to City $60,000,00 annually
for providing emergency ambul_ance service to that area of the
County outside the carnorate limits of the City of Paris, which
arnual cost is to be paid in monthly oayments af $5,000.00 each.
The first of said monthly payments to be made on the lst day of
September, 1980, with a like payment being made on the first day
of each rnonth thereaf ter ,
14, This agreement shall be effective and the term thereof
shall commence on the lst day of Sentember, 1980, and shall ex-
pire on the 31st day of. Aurust, 19$1.
15. It is further under•stood and agreed that neither the
County nor any of its agents, servants or empl.oyees shall be
considered to be in the business af_ providing arnbulance service,
and the relationship between the parties shall not be considered
that of a partner::hip or jaint venture, and that the sta.tus of
the City sha11 be that of an indenendent contractor providinh
services to the County and its inhabi_tants in exchange for the
payment of amour.ts herein set forth.
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16, It is mutually understood and agreed between the
parties that the payL:_ents r:ade by the County to City shall
in na way afiect the ricrt of" City to collect the charges
hereinafter set out in Paragraph 17 from persons far ambu-
lance service rendered, and it is exDressly understood and
anreed that no one shall be en.titled to free ambulance
service under this contract, a3zd diligent efforts shall be
made to collect accounts outstanding in keeping with good
and ethical busin.ess practicES.
17. It is urYderstaod and agreed that cha.rges for
sexvices rendered under the scopP of this contract within
the li_-mits of the City aY1d County shall be per patient,per
ca1.l,as follows:
EMERGENCY SERVICE
within the City Li_nits
$40.00 plus $1.25
uer mile fro-ni uoint
of nick up to point
of aeliVery
EMERGENCY TRANSFER
SE?2VICE to a paint
outside the City
Lirii t s
"!'R.ANSFER SERVICE
within the City Liriits
T:RA_NSFER SERVICE
ta a point outside
the City Limits
$40.00 plUs $1.25
per mile -.42rom point
of pick up to point
of delivery
$35.00 plus $1.00
ner mil_e from point
of pick up to point
of delivery
$35.00 plus $1.00
p, r mile frori point
of_ Dick up to point
of delivery
A usual, reasonable, and custor,iary charge far medical
supplies ar.d service used or z equired in conr.ection with
er.lergency and nan-ernergency transFer service shall be made.
18. It is a~reed that if a~y natient dies whi1e enroute
to any haspital, the ambulance driver_ sha11 deiiver the body
of such deceased per.son to the nearest hospital, unless other.-
wise directed by responsible parties,and rer.lai.z there until a
medical examiner or Iicensed medical doctar forrnally pronounces
a
the subject deac3, City and County agree that City will not
be required to transpox't any cadavers fro:n any hosnital.
19, It is a;reed that aII calls for ambulance service
that are received by County shall be r?ferred to the CITY OF
PARIS AIKBULANCE SERVICE operateci by City.
20. In the event that the County desires continued ambu-
lance service beyond the er_d of this contract, being August 31,
1381, County sha11 give written notice to the City or~ or be-
fore June 1, 1981, of its desire for service for an additional
term, and upon receipt of saici natice on or before June 20,
1981, City will del.iver to Caunty the rates and contract price
upon which it caill deliver service, and thereafter on or before
July l, 1981, County wi11 execute the contract for service £or
the additional term upon the same terr,is anci conditio:7s as stated
therein.
CITY 0F PARIS
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ATTEST: ic ae_i-F ~ Ma.o'I-ne, Mayor~
Jarnes Wilkins, Acting City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
T. K. Haynes, City Attarney
COUNTY OF LAMAR, STATE UF TEXAS
By
~ra~y Fis er, ounty Ju ge APPROVED AS TO FORNi :
Tar7WesL ounty Aitnrney
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STATE OF "iEXAS I
COUNTY OF LAMAR x
BEFORE ME, the undersigned authority, on this day person--
ally appeared MICiiAE.L E. MALONE, Yiayor of the City of Paris,
Paris, Texas, known to me to be the person r,ahose name is sub-
scribed to the fore~oing instrumer.t, and acknowledged to me
that he executed the sa?ne for the P;sYposes and consicieration
therAin expressed, and i.n the ca~acity therein stated,
GIVFr7 UNDER M`i' HAND AND SEAL QF Or FICE , this day
of
. 1980,
Notary Pub'Iic, Lamar County, Texas
5TATE OF TEXAS I
COUNTY OF L_AMAR X
BEFOF.E ME, the undersigned authority, or.. this ciay person-
ally appeared BRADY FISHER, County Judge of Laynar County, Texas,
knoGn to Me to be the nerson whase name is subscribeci to the
foregaing zizstrument, and acknowledged to me that he executed
the same for the purposes and consideration therein exnressed,
and in the capacity thereir stated.
GIVEN UNDER MY HAND A1`ID SEAL OF OFFICL, this day of_
. 1980.
NotaryPtibIic aMar County, Texas
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