The following rules and regulations shall be observed by all persons operating any ambulance service:
(A) All ambulances shall be kept in good mechanical condition and inspected and approved for operation by the State Highway Patrol. All ambulances shall be kept clean and sanitary and be available for inspection by the Chief of Police.
(B) Two ambulances shall be available for operation at all times. Subject to weather, traffic, safety considerations and other pertinent factors, all reasonable efforts shall be made to be able to respond to calls for an ambulance within the city limits of the city within five minutes. Operators shall be required to make every effort to ensure that response time with a secondary or backup ambulance shall be as prompt as possible, with personnel available at the ambulance office within ten minutes after the first call.
(C) A proficiency test of all ambulance drivers covering their knowledge and locations of various streets and how to get from one location to another shall be conducted every six months by the Police Department.
(D) Each ambulance shift must have at least one EMT-II on duty. All attendants must be certified unless exempted by the City Health Officer.
('61 Code, § 4-7.10) (Ord. 144 C.S., passed 3-18-70; Am. Ord. 402 C.S., passed 1-20-83; Am. Ord. 414 C.S., passed 8-1-83)