§ 32.15 EXECUTIVE COMMISSIONERS ESTABLISHED FOR FIRE DEPARTMENT AND MARSHAL DEPARTMENT.

   (A)   Commissioners, who shall be members of the Town Council appointed by the Council or by its President with the Council's approval, shall have general oversight and supervision responsibilities over police and fire.

   (B)   The Commissioners, as directed by the full Town Council, shall promulgate policy as directed by the full Council and assure implementation by their respective departments.

('85 Code, § § 2-3-6) (Ord. 1981-2, passed 3-11-81)

Cross-references:

   Termination; suspension; appeal, see § 31.08

   Marshal Department, see Ch. 33

§ 32.16 POWER OF EXECUTIVE COMMISSIONERS TO PROMULGATE DEPARTMENTAL OPERATING RULES.

   Each Commissioner shall have the authority to promulgate and implement written rules and regulations for the conduct of operations of their respective departments as shall seem necessary and proper to each Commissioner for the effective operation of that department and for implementation of the Town Council's policy in respect of that department. The written rules and regulations shall become effective upon submission of the same to the full Town Council for ratification at the Council's next regularly scheduled meeting following the adoption by the Commissioner of the written rules and regulations. The Town Council, at that meeting, shall have the power to ratify or disallow the same in total or in part, or amend the same as it may deem appropriate.

('85 Code, § 2-3-7) (Ord. 1981-2, passed 3-11-81)

§ 32.17 SUPERVISORY POWER.

   Each Commissioner shall have the following authority regarding employment relations and employee responsibility in his or her department: authority to employ, terminate for cause, select, appoint, promote, suspend, reduce in grade or demote any town employee under his or her supervision.

('85 Code, § 2-3-8) (Ord. 1981-2, passed 3-11-81)

§ 32.18 EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES FEES.

   (A)   There is established a schedule of fees for emergency medical services provided by the town through the EMS staff of the Sheridan Fire Department. The schedule of fees for services is as follows:

Service Fees
Basic life support (BLS) emergency
Resident	$575
Non-resident	$750
Basic life support (BLS) non-emergency
Resident	$425
Non-resident	$525
Advanced life support (ALS) emergency
Resident	$700
Non-resident	$900
Advanced life support (ALS) II emergency
Resident	$950
Non-resident	$1,100
Advanced life support (ALS) non-emergency
Resident	$550
Non-resident	$725
Treat/no transport
Resident	$300
Non-resident	$400
Oxygen (resident and non-resident)	$25
Mileage (resident and non-resident)	$18

 

   (B)   Any person held in custody, confined or incarcerated by the town, including but not limited to: individuals who are (i) under arrest, (ii) incarcerated, (iii) imprisoned, (iv) escaped from confinement, (v) under supervised release, (vi) on medical furlough, (vii) residing in a mental health facility or halfway house, (viii) living under home detention, or (ix) confined completely or partially in any way under a penal statute or rule; shall be solely responsible for the payment of any medical services rendered to, and received by, that person during the course of his or her confinement with the town, or at the town’s or court’s direction, including without limitation, transportation to and from a medical treatment facility, and any treatment deemed necessary by his or her treating physician, whether or not requested by the prisoner, and shall be required to reimburse the town, in full for any fees or charges incurred for such services, if not paid directly to medical facility or practitioner by the prisoner or his or her insurance carrier.

   (C)   All such fees so collected shall be accounted for in a manner prescribed by the Indiana State Board of Accounts. All such funds so collected shall be deposited as follows:

      (1)   Forty-five percent to the Ambulance Replacement Fund;

      (2)   Thirty percent to the EMS Equipment Replacement Fund;

      (3)   Ten percent to the EMS Billing Fund;

      (4)   Ten percent to the General Fund; and

      (5)   Five percent to EMS Education Fund.

   (D)   Except as specifically excluded by federal law relating to Medicare or Medicaid payments, the town reserves the right to collect the entire fee which may be due notwithstanding the fact that upon assignment of insurance recovery, the insurance pays less than the full amount due.

   (E)   A fee of $20 shall be assessed for any check returned to the town or its agents as nonpayment for any reason, including but not limited to, non-sufficient funds, stop payment order, missing signature or an action which prohibits the check from being honored for payment of emergency medical services performed by the town’s EMS staff. The fee shall be in addition to the charge for emergency medical services.

(Ord. 2012-5-2, passed 6-28-12; Am. Ord. 2012-10-1, passed 10-25-12; Am. Ord. 2013-4-1, passed 4-11-13; Am. Ord. 2017-4, passed 4-24-17; Am. Ord. 2017-13, passed 12-11-17; Am. Ord. 2018-8, passed 9-10-18; Am. Ord. 2022-09, passed 7-5-22; Am. Ord. 2022-19, passed 9-6-22; Am. Ord. 2023-01, passed 3-7-23)

EQUIPMENT

§ 32.30 ACQUISITION OF EQUIPMENT; RESTRICTION OF USE.

   The town may purchase, lease or lend existing fire equipment and facilities and maintain them for use of the volunteer fire company designated under § 32.01. Unless otherwise provided by the agreement, all the equipment and facilities shall remain the property of the town and not of the volunteer fire company and the town Fire Commissioner or Town Council may make and enforce rules governing and restricting use of that equipment and facilities.

('85 Code, § 2-6-3) (Ord. 1985-C7, passed 9-16-85)