There is hereby created an ambulance service department to be managed and controlled under the supervision of the mayor, council and under the immediate control and management of the chief of police.

(Ord. 653, Sec. 1)

It shall be the duty of the chief of police to take charge of supervise and have the immediate control and management of all of the property of the city used in connection with the operation of such ambulance service. The chief of police shall:

(a)   Have the supervision of all of the personnel assigned to him or her to the rendering of ambulance service.

(b)   File an inventory of all of the property of the city used in connection with such ambulance service, with the city clerk. He or she shall at least annually revise such inventory and file such revised inventory with the city clerk on or before the 1st day of March of each year.

(c)   File written requisitions with the city clerk for any and all equipment and supplies he or she deems necessary and proper to render such ambulance service.

(d)   File a monthly report with the city clerk on or before the first council meeting night of each month, showing each item of ambulance service rendered during the preceding month, giving the name or names of the persons transported, together with their permanent addresses, the place of origin and destination, the name or names of the ambulance driver and/or attendant, list of any extra services rendered and an itemized charge for each of the charges made in connection with each ambulance call and he or she shall further pay to the city clerk any fees or charges collected by him or her or such services and take the city clerk’s receipt therefor.

(Ord. 653; Sec. 2)

The city clerk shall:

(a)   Keep a ledger account of all ambulance calls and services as reported to him or her by the chief of police together with a record of all moneys remitted to him or her by the chief of police.

(b)   Render a bill to all persons ordering or receiving ambulance services in accordance with charges therefor as reported by the chief of police. All such billings shall be made by separate statement. All requisitions submitted to the city clerk by the chief of police shall be by the city clerk submitted to the city council at the next regular meeting of the council.

(c)   Set up an ambulance service account within the general fund, such account shall show in detail all income and expenditures and each such item of income and expenditure shall be separately itemized.

(Ord. 653, Sec. 3; Code 1988)

For all users of the City of Caney ambulance service, the following rates shall hereafter be in effect:

(a)   Base Charge

(1)   Response of ambulance and Basic Life Support staff as primary technician with field evaluation and/or treatment where transport is declined or refused - $400.00

(2)   Response of ambulance and Advanced Life Support staff as primary technician with field evaluation and/or treatment where transport is declined or refused - $600.00

(3)   Response of ambulance and Basic Life Support staff as primary technician to a non-emergency call with field evaluation, treatment and/or transport - $650.00

(4)   Response of ambulance and Basic Life Support staff as primary technician to an emergent call with field evaluation, treatment and/or transport - $700.00

(5)   Response of ambulance and Advanced Life Support staff as primary technician to a non-emergent call with field evaluation, treatment and/or transport - $800.00

(6)   Response of ambulance and Advanced Life Support staff as primary technician to an emergent call with field evaluation, treatment and/or transport - $900.00

(7)   Part “f” plus 3 Advanced Life Support services rendered that a Basic Life Support staff cannot render - $1,000.00

(8)   Lift assistance with no evaluation or transport - $150.00

(9)   Additional manpower to assist with service, where applicable - $150.00

(10) Loaded mileage $16.00/mile

(Ord. 653, Sec. 4; Ord. 1032; Ord. 2088; Ord. 2094; Ord. 2148; Ord. 2176; Code 2022)

All moneys collected under the provisions of this article shall be credited to the general fund of the city.

(Ord. 653, Sec. 5)