Resolution - 5720RESOLUTION NO. 5720
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA
ESTABLISHING FEES AND CHARGES FOR CERTAIN FIRE DEPARTMENT
PARAMEDIC SERVICES.
• The City Council of the City of West Covina does resolve as
follows:
SECTION 1. The following schedule of fees is hereby established
to be charged and collected by the West Covina Fire Department in connection
with emergency medical and/or paramedic services:
(a) A fee of $50.00 for service during daytime hours
(0800 to 2000).
(b) A fee of $75.00 for service during nighttime hours
(2000 to 0800).
(c) A fee of $35.00 for transportation during daytime
hours (0800 to 2000).
(d) A fee of $45.00 for transportation during nighttime
hours (2000 to 0800).
(e) Additional charge of $1.00 per minute for service
over 30 minutes at the scene.
(f) Additional charge of $1.00 per minute for waiting
over 30 minutes at the scene.
• (g) Use of oxygen: $8.00.
(h) Use of Bio-Medical Radio Voice Telemetry to base -
station hospital: $25.00 (includes use of EKG
Monitor with disposable electrodes).
(i) Use of EKG Monitor without Telemetry: $15.00
(includes disposable electrodes).
(j) Use of Cardiac Defibrillator: $15.00.
W Insurance claim form preparation fee: $5.00
(except Medicare).
(1) Accounts overdue to be penalized the maximum legal
interest rate not to exceed 12% per month on the
unpaid balance after 30 days from the first billing.
(m) In special or unusual cases, variations in fees
shall be recommended by the Fire Chief, subject to
City Council approval.
SECTION 2. That the charges imposed by this Resolution shall be
increased or decreased annually as of July 1 of each calendar year, commencing
on July 1, 1979, in an amount equal. to the increase or decrease from the Base
• Index in the then latest available Consumer Price Index, as prepared and
released by the Federal Government or any other governmental agency for the
Los Angeles/Long Beach area. The last index published for the month of
June 1978 shall be deemed to be the base index for the purpose of this
Section.
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SECTION 3. Validity of Resolution. If any section, subsection,
sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this Resolution is for any reason
held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of com-
petent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the
remaining portions of this Resolution. The City Council hereby declares
that it would have adopted this Resolution and each section, subsection,
sentence, clause, phrase, or portion thereof, irrespective of the fact that
any one or more sections, subsections, phrases, or portions be declared
invalid or unconstitutional.
SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of
this resolution.
ATTEST:
APPROVED and ADOPTED this 16th day of June 1978.
City Clerk
Mayor
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution No. 5720 was duly
passed and adopted by theCity Council of the City of West Covina at an
adjourned regular meeting held on the 16th day of June 1978, by the following
vote, to wit:
AYES: Councilmen: Miller, Shearer, Browne, Cha.ppell, Tice.
NOES: Councilmen: None.
ABSENT: Councilmen: None.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Attorney
City C erk
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