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The Fire and Emergency Medical Services Division established in the Charter is a governmental unit and shall have no official connection whatsoever with any fire company privately organized for any purpose, other than the fact that its members may also be members of such companies.
(Ord. 66-1973. Passed 8-20-73.)
(a) The Fire and Emergency Medical Services Division is hereby authorized to provide fire protection, including ambulance, emergency medical and rescue services, outside of the corporate limits when requested to do so by another fire-fighting agency, provided that the Fire Chief or the Assistant Fire Chief, in the absence of the Fire Chief, or a Captain, in the absence of both the Fire Chief and the Assistant Fire Chief, approves the request.
(ORC 9.60)
(b) The provisions of subsection (a) hereof are hereby established to allow the Division to render services in times of emergencies when other governmental agencies require mutual aid to handle said emergencies.
(c) The Fire Chief shall make a written report to the Administrative Officer each time that mutual aid is rendered outside the corporate limits. Said report shall provide information as to the requesting agency, the personnel and equipment used, the man-hours required and any other information that the Administrative Officer may required.
(Ord. 67-1981. Passed 7-13-81.)
The Fire and Emergency Medical Services Division may organize for social interests, provided there is no interference with the general efficiency of the Division, and provided that none of the provisions of its organization is in conflict with any of the terms of this chapter.
(Ord. 66-1973. Passed 8-20-73.)
Fire-fighter/EMT's shall be able-bodied, male or female citizens, not less than eighteen years of age nor more than fifty years of age. Determination of whether candidates for appointment are able-bodied shall be made by the Fire Chief after a medical and physical examination has been made in a manner prescribed by the Chief and approved by the Director of Public Safety.
(Ord. 49-2000. Passed 5-8-00.)
(a) The appointing authority shall fill any vacancy within the full-time ranks of the Division, unless, in his or her opinion, the availability of funds appropriated for the operation of the Division are inadequate.
(b) The probationary period for original appointments to the full-time ranks of the Division shall be for a period of one year.
(c) The eligible list for appointments to the ranks of the Division shall be for a period of one year, except that the Civil Service Commission shall extend the list for up to one additional year upon the request of the appointing authority.
(d) Any provisions of the Ohio Revised Code that are in conflict with the provisions of this section shall not apply to the civil service system of the City, as the Charter provides that Council has the authority to establish the civil service system of the City.
(Ord. 4-1997. Passed 2-10-97; Ord. 51-2002. Passed 9-23-02.)
(a) The Emergency Ambulance Service of the Fire and Emergency Medical Services Division is hereby authorized to respond to emergency-only ambulance calls and is further authorized to permit transport to one of the following hospitals: Barberton Citizens Hospital, Akron General Medical Center, Akron City Hospital, Wadsworth-Rittman Hospital, Akron Children’s Medical Center, Cuyahoga Falls General Hospital, St. Thomas Hospital, Akron General Health and Wellness Center West Emergency Department, Akron General Health and Wellness Center Green Emergency Department and Summa Health Center at Green.
(b) A user fee schedule shall be established, listing the fee to be paid by those individuals and/or organizations utilizing the City’s Emergency Ambulance Service.
(Ord. 6-1996. Passed 3-11-96; Ord. 76-2009. Passed 8-24-09; Ord. 98-2012. Passed 12-10-12.)
(c) The following user fees are hereby approved, adopted and levied and shall be paid by those individuals and/or organizations making use of the City's Fire Department Emergency Ambulance Service, as follows:
(1) Medical section.
A. Advanced life support $500.00
B. Basic life support 350.00
C. Minimum charge 125.00
(2) Property section.
Per mile to a medical facility $ 7.00
(3) Other.
A. All individuals who receive the services listed above, or those financially responsible for those individuals, will be charged the fee corresponding to the services provided.
B. Residents of the City and employees of the City, and their dependents, will also be charged the fees corresponding to the services provided. Any balance due from these individuals above their insurance coverage will be waived after all covered expenses have been paid to the City.
(4) The user fees established herein shall be collected and, upon receipt thereof, shall be credited as determined by the Director of Finance to the fund or funds of the City used to pay the costs of providing the emergency medical services for which the fee is being charged, including, but not limited to the Emergency Medical Services Fund, Fund #105 and Fund #106.
(5) The fees established in this subsection shall be levied beginning on April 1, 2001. But in the event conditions, policies, and practices in the health care field change, and are impacted by Medicare, then the higher rates between the City and Medicare shall apply.
(Ord. 106-2000. Passed 1-22-01; Ord. 57-2002. Passed 9-9-02; Ord. 59-2004. Passed 4-12-04; Ord. 98-2012, passed 12-10-12.)
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