(a) [Intentionally removed]. 1
(b) Participation in the EMS Program is voluntary. No processing fee or charge will be assessed for declining to participate in the EMS Subscription Program. 2
(c) Enrollment in the EMS Subscription program shall be as follows:
(1) Any subscription to the EMS Subscription Program shall be for an annual term unless another term is expressly authorized by the City Council as part of the resolution described in Section 3.44.020(d) above and shall continue for successive terms until terminated in conformity with Section 3.44.030(c)(3) below.
(2) An eligible participant may subscribe to the EMS Subscription Program at any time by paying the EMS Subscription Program Fee. If subscribing for the current term, the EMS Subscription Program Fee shall not be prorated unless expressly authorized by the City Council as part of the resolution described in Section 3.44.020(d) above. The effective enrollment date shall be the date payment is made, and enrollment shall run through the end of the current term. Coverage under the EMS Subscription Program will not predate the effective enrollment date.
(3) Any EMS Subscription Program Subscriber may terminate their subscription at any time by providing written notice to the City Clerk. Such notice shall terminate the subscription in perpetuity unless such person re-subscribes in the manner provided for by Section 3.44.030(c)(2) above.
(4) Notwithstanding the former provisions of Section 3.44.030(b) established by Ordinance No. 187 3 , any person who has declined, or attempted to decline, to participate in the EMS Subscription Program on or before July 7, 2021 shall be deemed to have terminated their subscription in perpetuity. Any such person may re-subscribe in the manner provided by Section 3.44.030(c)(2) above. The City Clerk shall provide all such persons with written notice of their subscription termination and the method by which such person may re- subscribe. Any EMS Subscription Program Subscriber enrolled as of June 2, 2021, shall be deemed subscribed to the EMS Subscription Program except as provided for in this Section 3.44.030(c)(4). The City Clerk shall provide all such persons with written notice of their subscription status and the method by which such person may terminate their subscription. The notices required by this section shall provide such persons at least 90 days from the mailing of such notice to either re-subscribe or terminate their subscriptions, as appropriate.
(d) The EMS Program fee shall be civil debt owing the City from the EMS Subscription Program Subscriber.
(Ord. 187, passed 11-6-2019; Am. Ord. 208, passed 7-7-2021; Am. Ord. 209, passed 9-1-2021)
Notes
| 1 | Removed by Urgency Ordinance No. 208 consistent with the decision in Richard Beck V. City of Canyon Lake, |
| 2 | Amended by Urgency Ordinance No. 208 consistent with the decision in Richard Beck V. City of Canyon Lake, Riverside Superior Court Case No RIC 2003025, filed June 8, 2021. |
| 3 | Which read, in its entirety, “Participation in the EMS Program is voluntary. Any eligible participant subscribed pursuant to subsection (a) above may decline to participate in the EMS Program for the upcoming fiscal year by submitting written notice to the City Clerk beginning on May 1 and continuing until the conclusion of the City Council public hearing described in Section 3.44.050 below. The eligible participant declining to participate shall then not be subscribed to the EMS Program for the upcoming fiscal year (July 1 through June 30 of the following calendar year). No processing fee or charge will be assessed for declining to participate in the EMS Program.” |