(a) The City shall charge an emergency medical services response fee (“EMS response fee”) to any person receiving emergency medical services who is not an EMS Subscription Program Subscriber or a covered person. The EMS response fee shall also be charged to any person who refuses emergency medical services when a call was made at their request or by any person within their household or business. The EMS response fee shall not be charged to any person refusing treatment where the call for emergency medical services was not made at their request or was made by a person who is not within their household or business.
(b) The EMS fee shall be established by resolution of the City Council and may be adjusted periodically by the City Council in the same manner.
(c) The EMS response fee shall be a civil debt owing the City. A penalty may be charged for late payment should any person fail, refuse or neglect to pay a collection bill within 30 days after the bill is sent. Any delinquent EMS response fee owing by an eligible participant which remains unpaid as of April 1 of any year may be collected by the City as provided in Section 3.44.050 along with administrative charges and penalties.
(Ord. 187, passed 11-6-2019; Am. Ord. 208, passed 7-7-2021; Am. Ord. 209, passed 9-1-2021)