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No license shall be issued to any ambulance service agency unless it meets the following minimum requirements, in full and without qualification:
A. Be a party to, or be prepared to enter into, a current contract for emergency services with the village of Antioch;
B. Maintain current state of Illinois department of public health (IDPH) certification as an advanced life support transport ambulance agency;
C. Maintain in service at all times adequate staff and fully equipped ambulances to serve the community, according to the requirements established in the contract for emergency services;
D. Carry insurance as required by the contract for emergency services. (Ord. 12-06-08, 6-4-2012)
The village administrator, for good cause shown, may allow the licensee to subcontract with other duly qualified entities to provide emergency services upon appropriate conditions, but in such event, the licensee shall remain fully responsible for the acts and compliance with this chapter by the subcontractor. Among the conditions that the village administrator may require is the posting of a performance bond conditioned upon adequate sureties. (Ord. 12-06-08, 6-4-2012)
While the licensee is an independent body that is solely responsible for the performance of its duties under any license granted under this chapter, it is required to maintain workplaces within premises owned and controlled by the village, and for that reason, it is necessary for it to have in full force and effect at all times appropriate policies relating to use of the workplace that is in all respects consistent with the terms of the current contract for emergency services. (Ord. 12-06-08, 6-4-2012)
The village administrator shall be the compliance officer of this license, and for that reason, the administrator shall have the following specific powers and duties:
A. To negotiate contracts and leases with the licensee consistent with the terms of this chapter, and to present such proposed contracts and leases to the village board for final approval;
B. To manage all paperwork and ensure timely reports to the corporate authorities;
C. To oversee compliance with all applicable village policies within the fire stations as described in section 14-1-5 of this chapter and in conformance with the contract for emergency services then in effect;
D. To inform the corporate authorities of any serious infractions of this chapter;
E. To take appropriate action by notifying the senior management of the licensee of any infractions of this chapter and demand timely corrective action;
F. To bring petitions or charges before the village board to sanction any person or entity that the administrator may believe is guilty of an infraction of this chapter, up to and including an action to terminate the license granted hereunder or an action to bar any specific person from serving under the licensee, provided that in such instance, the person(s) or entity charged shall be:
1. Given due advance notice at least five (5) business days in advance of any hearing,
2. Shall have the right to counsel at all proceedings,
3. Shall be sanctioned only upon good and sufficient cause shown according to the final administrative decision of the village board;
G. To suspend any license on an emergency basis for flagrant violations of this chapter, provided that such suspension shall not extend longer than thirty (30) calendar days, during which period the licensee shall appear before a special, emergency meeting of the village board, which shall decide whether to proceed with any other sanctions or to terminate the suspension. (Ord. 12-06-08, 6-4-2012)