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ORDINANCE NO. 673
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS,
FLORIDA, PROVIDING FEE CHARGES FOR THE CITY
OPERATED EMERGENCY MEDICAL PATIENT TRANSPORT
SYSTEM; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; SEVERABILITY AND
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Winter Springs, Florida, has upon available
information and data deemed it to be in the best interest of the citizens of the City that it operate a
emergency medical patient transport system; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Winter Springs, Florida, has deemed it
important to the citizens of the City that the City's operation of the emergency medical patient
transport system be at a cost that is equal to and/or less than that of private industry, so that no public
monies are used to subsidize said system; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Winter Springs, Florida, has the authority to
establish fees for services;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA,
AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I: That the following schedule of fees relating to the City's operation of
the emergency medical patient transport system is hereby established;
1. Transport rate for a City resident of$185.00
2. Transport rate for a non-resident of$280.00
3. A mileage rate established of $6.00 per loaded mile transporting patients to
facilities located outside of Seminole and Orange Counties.
4. Regarding emergency medical patient transport, when a resident of Winter Springs
is transported from within the city limits by another entity, the resident will pay only the established
fee for a city resident. The balance of the bill will be forwarded to the City of Winter Springs for
payment from the Medical Transport Services Fund.
SECTION II: That in the event it is determined by the City Commission that a change
to the fee schedule is warranted, the change shall be accomplished by Resolution approved by the
Winter Springs City Commission.
SECTION III: That is any section or portion of a section or subsection of this
Ordinance proves to be invalid, unlawful, or unconstitutional it shall not be held to invalidate or
impair the validity, force or effect of any other section or portion of a section or subsection or part of
this Ordinance.
SECTION IV: That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are
hereby repealed to the extent of said conflict.
SECTION V: This ordinance shall take effect upon passage and adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 11th day of August, 1997, in
Chambers at Winter Springs, Seminole County, Florida.
CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA
PAUL P. PARTYKA, MAYOR
ATTEST:
Martha Jenkins, DEPUTY CITY CLERK
FIRST READING July 28, 1997
SECOND READING AND PUBLIC HEARING August 11, 1997
POSTED July 29, 1997
The Orlando Sentinel
Published Daily $ 78. 20
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COUNTY OF ORANGE
Before the undersigned authority personally appeared
LORI ~. DAVIS ,whoonoathsays
that he/she is the Legal Advertising Representative of The Orlando Sentinel, a dally
newspaper published at CAS S EI BE R FY in
Xj:.-rHNo. F" County, Florida;
that the attached copy of advertisement, being a NGTT (F GF pug. Ie
in the matter of ORDINANCE NO 6 73
in the Sft1INGI f
was published in said newspaper in the issue; of 08"03/97
Court,
Affiant further says that the said Orlando Sentinel is a newspaper published at
(~~~~bRfFRY , in said
~(''1INGI E County, Florida,
and that the said newspaper has heretofore been continuously published in
said SE:f1 INOt ( County, Florida,
each Week Day and has been entered as second-class mail matter at the post
office in ~AS~ElBERRY in said
:\E:MING. ( County, Florida,
for a period of one year next preceding the first publication of the attached
copy of advertisement; and affiant further says that he/she has neither paid
nor promised any person, firm or corporation any discount, rebate,
commission or refund for the purpose of securing this dvertisement for
PUblication in the said newspaper.
The foregoing instrument was ackno
AUGUST , 19-2l, by
who is personally known to me and
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NOTICE OF PUBUC HEARING
CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS,
FLORIDA
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by
the City Commission of the City
of Winter Sprinlls, Florida, that
said CommissIOn will hold a
Public Hearing on a~or nce
entitled as follows:
ORDINANCE
An Ordinance of the In-
ter Springs, Florida.... providing
fee charges for the <.illy operat-
ed emergency medical patient
transport system; provIdIng for
conflicts, severab!lity and pro-
viding for an effective date.
The Public Hearing will be held
at 6;30 p.m. on August 11, 1997
or as soon thereafter as POSSI-
ble in the Commission Cham-
bers, City Hall, 1126 E. S.R.
434, Winter Springs, FL 32708.
Copies of tl\e proposed ordI-
nance are available in the office
01 the City Clerk lor Inspection.
Interested parties may appear at
this hearing and be heard WIth
respect to this proposed ord,-
~~:n$ with djsabil~l.es need-
ing assistance to partICipate In
any of these proceedings
should contact the Employee
Relations Department ADA Co-
ordinator 48 hours in advance
I 01 the meeting at (407) 327-
~~on are advised that if they
decide to appeal any deCISions
made. at thfte ~g!hear-
Ing5, ~ mlIt need lb Insure
that a ~ ~ !If the
pro~ '- madt, "'hlch I~-
cludes lIle lMlImonr and eVI-,
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