(A) The City Council finds that:
(1) The EMS system provides a satisfactory level of service to the community at present.
(2) The EMS system should be based on objectively stated and measurable performance standards and monitored by the Authority Having Jurisdiction (hereinafter "AHJ").
(3) The 911 Emergency System is a basic governmental function providing emergency responses through the City Police and City Fire Departments.
(4) The City, through its 911 System, is the focal point for the receipt of requests for emergency transport of sick and injured persons within the City.
(5) The City, through its 911 System, is the focal point for the dispatch of responses to requests for emergency transport of sick and injured persons within the city.
(6) In order to provide satisfactory emergency transport of sick and injured persons within the City, it is necessary to establish a procedure for ambulance transport service under contract with the City.
(7) The provisions of this Ordinance and any regulations promulgated pursuant to this Ordinance are in addition to those standards and/or requirements promulgated by the state agencies as the standards and/or requirements for ambulance services and prehospital providers, which as minimum standards may not be sufficient for the requisite standard of care in the city.
(8) The EMS system should ultimately be a regional system to include the City, County, and other governmental entities located within the county.
(B) The purposes of §§ 9-4-4-1 et seq. are:
(1) To serve the community through the promotion of clinical excellence, reliable response time performance, long range stability of service, and cost containment of the EMS system within the city; and
(2) To protect the public safety and health through prehospital emergency care and to ensure consistency of ambulance transport services within the city; and
(3) To establish reasonable rates for cost recovery in dispatching functions, consumable medical supplies, and staff time of personnel assisting the contractor(s) in the performance of transport duties through contractual agreements with the City.
('74 Code, § 6-28-2) (Ord. 38-1989; Am. Ord. 12-1991; Am. Ord. 9-1993; Am. Ord. 40-1997; Am. Ord. 2017-001)