(a) Users of the emergency medical/ambulance services of the City shall pay, and be responsible for the charges set forth hereinbelow:
(1) For each basic life support run: four hundred thirty dollars ($430.00);
(2) For each advanced life support (ALS 1) run: five hundred dollars ($500.00);
(3) For each advanced life support II run (ALS II): six hundred twenty-five dollars ($625.00);
(4) For each run--an additional mileage charge of eleven dollars ($11.00) per mile or any portion of the same.
(b) The fees set in this chapter shall be subject to annual review by the City Manager and to annual modification and adjustment in conformity with the usual and customary charges in the industry. Each such annual review shall be conducted prior to August 1, and any modifications and adjustments effected in relation thereto shall be effective on and after January 1, next thereafter.
(c) The initial sum of four hundred thousand dollars ($400,000) generated annually by the fees, rates, and charges provided in this chapter shall be utilized to defray the costs of operation of the Division of Fire. Any amounts generated annually by the fees, rates and charges in excess of the sum of four hundred thousand dollars ($400,000) shall be attributed to and become part of the funds and accounts related to the Division of Fire and shall be used to defray the costs of equipment and capital improvements directly related to the operation and provision of Fire and Emergency Medical/Ambulance Services, as well as for the remediation and removal of blighted structures as deemed necessary by the Fire Chief and the Chief Development Officer (or his/her designee).
This allocation of fees, rates, and charges shall be reviewed by the City Commission, upon the report and recommendation of the City Manager, during the annual budget process of the City.
(Ord. 15-096. Passed 7-13-15.)