1958 RES CITY COUNCIL WAS REQUESTED TO PROVIDE AMBULANCE AND TRANSFER AMBULANCE SERVICE TO CITIZENS OF LAMAR COUNTYRESOLUTION N0. 1958 ,
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Paris has been re-
quested to provide ambulance and transfer ambulance service to the
citizens of Lamar County, who reside outside 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 OT
PARIS, That emergency and transfer ambulance service be extended
to the citizens of Lamar County, who reside 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 , 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 E~ibit A attached hereto,
Passed and adopted this 30th day of July, 1979.
~ M:ichael E, alone, Mayor
A TTEST:
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H. . G eene, City Clerk~~
APP OVED 0 FORM:
T. K. ~Haynes, ity Attorney ~
AMBULANCE SERVICE CONTRACT
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STATE OF TEXAS ~
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COUNTY OF LAMAR ~ This contract made and entered into this 30th
day of Ju1y, 1979, by and between the,CITY OF PARIS,
Paris, Texas, a body politic, acting by and thraugh its
Mayor, duly authorized, hereinafter call.ed City; and the
COUNTY OF LAMAR, State of Texas, acting by and through
its County Judge, duly authorized, hereinafter called
County; hereby contract and agr'ee as fo7.lows:
1. City covenants and agrees that it will furnish
and provide adequate ambulance service and related emer-
gency 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 wi11 comply
witih a11 safety requirements of the law pertaining to the
furnishing of ambulance service and that al1 vehicles used
as ambulances will be distinctly marked and colored as re-
quired by State Law and City Ordinances. The ambulance
service shall be referred to as "CITY OF PARIS AN-BULANCE
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 wi11 be
certified by the Texas State Department of Health under
the terms of the Emergency Ambulance Act; that each emer-
gency 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 Emergency Care Attendant or who is qualified
as an Emergency Medical Technician-Ambulance; that aI1
EXHIBIT A
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attendants must complete the course of study of the
Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) basic training
course within six (6) months from date of employment;
that all persons driving equipment used as ambulances
must have a valid State of Texas Chauffeur's License;
with one attendant on each ambulance being paramedical
certified by the State Board of Health on and after
September l, 1981.
4. City agrees to provided State of Texas Certi-
fied EMT Course beginning on the lst day of February,
1980 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, each hospital furnishing
its own radio equipment which must meet all requirements
for the State Medical Services Communication System
attached hereto as Exhibit A.
6. City agrees that all vehicles used for emer-
gency service will neet 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 here-
to 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 inechanical repairs in order to insure its satis-
factory operation, the said vehicle must be removed from
service..
7. City agrees that it will answer all emer-
cency calls within the limits of the City and County
and that no person within the City and Caunty shall
be refused emergency service, and further agrees that
transfer emergency service when directed by a medical
doctor will not be refused and agrees to deliver
patients to McCuistion and St. Joseph Hospital in t'ize
folZowing manner:
(a) To the hospital that victim, his
personal physician, or next of kin, so desig-
nate; or
(b) To the nearest hospital from the acci-
dent 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 effect-
ive 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 minimun amounts of $100,000.00 for
bobily injury or death to any one person and $300,000.00
for all persons injured in any one accident or occasion
and $25,000.00 for property damages arising out of any
one 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 a11 non-medical re-
cords of the services rendered under this contract and
training and certification records of a11 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 oper-
ation 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 wi11 have a minimum of
three ambulances which
requirements as set ou
with a crew of two men
of the City and County
per week.
12. County agrees
meet the ambulance and equipment
t in Paragraph 6 above, manned
each available to the citizens
24 hours per day, seven (7) days
that non-emergency transfer
service from points within the City or County to points
outside the County shall be made at the prerogative of
and by the good judgement of City; that ambulance
service from points outside the County to any desti-
nation shall be made at the prerogative of City and
shall not be covered by this contract.
13. The County agrees to pay to City the annual
sum of $44,542.00 which is $3,711.84 ner month and the
annual amount to be Daid by County to City shall be
made in twelve equal monthly installments, the first of
which is to be made on the first day of September, 1979,
with a like payment being made on the fir_st day of each
month thereafter.
14. This agreement shall be effective and the
term thereof shall commence on the lst day of September,
1979 and shall expire on the 31st day of August, 1980.
15. It is agreed that the County shall not be
liable for any expenses incurred in the operation and
maintenance of said ambulance service.
16. 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 sha11 not be considered that of a partnership
or joint venture and that the status of 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.
17. 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 18 from persons
for ambulance service rendered, and it is expressly under-
stood 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.
18. 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:
EMERGENCY SERVICE
within the City Limits
$40.00
EMERGENCY TRANSFER
SERVICE to a point
outside the City
Limits
TRANSFER SERVICE
within the City Limits
TRANSFER SERVICE
to a point outside
the City Limits
$40.00 plus $1.25
per mile from point
of pick up to point
of delivery
$35.00
$35.00 plus $1.00
per mile from point
of pick up to point
of delivery
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.
19. It is agreed that if any patient dies while enroute
to any hospital, the ambulance driver shall deliver the body
of such deceased personn 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.
20. It is agreed that all calls for ambularxce
service that are received by County shall be referred to
the CITY OF PARIS AMBULANCE SERVICE, operated by City.
21. In the event that the County desires continued
ambulance service beyond the end of this contract, being
August 31, 1979, County shall give written notice to the
City on or before 1 June, 1980, of its desire for service
for an additional term and, upon receipt of said notice
on or before June 20, 1980, City wi11 deliver to County
the rates and contract price upon which it will deliver
service and, thereafter on or before 1 July, 1980, County
will execute the contract for service for the additional
term upon the same terms and conditions as stated herein.
CITY OF PARIS
By.
Michael E. Malone, Mayor
ATTEST:
H. C. Greene, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
T. K. Haynes, City Attorney
By.
By :
COUNTY OF LAMAR, STATE OF TEXAS
Bra y Fisher, County Ju ge
APPROVED AS Tp FORM:
Tom Wells, County Attorney
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