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2010-07 Emergency Medical Services Fee ScheduleRESOLUTION 2010-07 A RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF NORTH • PALM BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES FEES CHARGED BY THE VILLAGE PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT AND ADOPTING A NEW FEE SCHEDULE; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, as part of the budgetary process for the current fiscal year, the Department of Public Safety reviewed the costs attributable to emergency medical services and compared the fees charged by the Village to the fees charged by other providers; and WHEREAS, while costs have risen dramatically, the Village's flat per transport fee of $450.00 has remained unchanged since 2003 and is less than the average fee charged by other emergency medical service providers in the area; and WHEREAS, the Department recommends increasing the transport fee, increasing the mileage fee from $7.00 to $8.00, and adopting amulti-tiered fee schedule consistent with other providers and with the tiered fee schedules utilized for Medicare and Medicaid payments; and WHEREAS, the Village Council determines that the adoption of this new fee schedule is in the best interests of the residents and citizens of the Village of North Palm Beach. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF NORTH PALM BEACH, FLORIDA as follows: Section 1. The foregoing recitals are ratified as true and incorporated herein. Section 2. The Village Council hereby approves the following fee schedule for emergency medical services rendered by the Village's Public Safety Department: Basic Life Support (BLS) $495.00 per transport Advanced Life Support Level One (ALS 1) $545.00 per transport Advanced Life Support Level Two (ALS2) $600.00 per transport Mileage $ 8.00 per mile Section 3. All resolutions or parts of resolutions in conflict with this Resolution are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict. _ Section 4. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption. PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS 28th DAY OF JANUAR 2 0. (Village Seal) • ATTEST: c VILLAGE LERK