The City, through the Fire Department, shall charge every patient transported in an ambulance of the Department in accordance with the schedule of rates approved by Council and made available for public review in the City Clerk's office. The Fire Chief or his or her designee shall compute the charges thus due for each trip made. The Finance Director or his or her designee or the Council's designee shall bill such charges to the patient and shall take all action necessary to collect the same. The Finance Director or his or her designee shall ensure that payment plans are available to all persons who swear or affirm that they are unable to make payment in full within a ninety-day period following billing. The Finance Director or his or her designee shall provide, upon request, to the City Manager, a report detailing the individual status of accounts receivable. The City Council may, by resolution, adopt policies relating to the collection of ambulance fees and the procedure for forgiving debts. The Finance Director shall deposit money earned from the imposition of these charges into the Fire Department Capital Fund and such funds shall be expended in accordance with Section 242.53 hereunder.
(a) Basic Life Support (BLS) Rates:
(1) Residents: $1,200.00 Transport + $14.00 per mile
(2) Non-residents: $1,700.00 Transport + $14.00 per mile
(b) Advanced Life Support (ALS) Rates:
(1) ALS I Resident: $1,200.00 Transport + $14.00 per mile
(2) ALS I Non-resident $1,700.00 Transport + $14.00 per mile
(3) ALS II Resident: $1,200.00 Transport + $14.00 per mile
(4) ALS II Non-resident $1,700.00 Transport + $14.00 per mile
(c) The charges for ambulance service set forth above shall increase annually based on any percentage increase in the All-Urban Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) compared to the prior year, but not to exceed a five percent annual increase.
(Ord. 97-21. Passed 7-21-97; Ord. 2003-21. Passed 4-7-03; Ord. 2004-67. Passed 12-6-04; Ord. 2005-21. Passed 6-20-05; Ord. 2008-33. Passed 5-19-08; Ord. 2015-22. Passed 4-20-15; Ord. 2017-56. Passed 7-17-17; Ord. 2018-67. Passed 12-17-18; Ord. 2019-09. Passed 2-19-19; Ord. 2022-29. Passed 7-5-22.)