HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 7017 ORDINANCE NO. 10/1
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 6-17 OF CHAPTER 6 OF
THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS (1964) ,
AS AMENDED, WHICH CHAPTER REGULATES THE OPERATION
OF AMBULANCES, BY INCREASING FROM $25.00 TO $32.50,
THE BASE PAY FOR TRANSPORTING ONE (1) PATIENT;
MAKING THIS ORDINANCE CUMULATIVE OF PRIOR ORDI-
NANCES; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES AND PROVISIONS
OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH IN CONFLICT
HEREWITH; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PRO-
VIDING A PENALTY; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
WORTH, TEXAS:
SECTION 1.
That Section 6-17 of Chapter 6 of the Code of the City
of Fort Worth, Texas (1964) , as amended, be, and the same is
hereby amended to read as follows:
"No operator shall exceed the maximum rates
established by the following schedule:
" (a) $32.50 base fee for transporting one
(1) patient; an additional $20.00 for
transporting a second (2nd) patient;
an additional $15.00 for each addi-
tional patient;
" (b) $5.00 for the administration of
oxygen to each patient;
" (c) $5.00 per one-half hour charge for
waiting in excess of fifteen (15)
minutes;
"'(d) $15.00 charge for each unfounded
request for service;
"(e) $42.50 maximum charge for trans-
porting one (1) patient within the
limits of the city.
"Total charges per service shall be equally
divided among those patients transported simul-
taneously.
"The collection of such charges shall be the
sole responsibility of the operator."
SECTION 2.
That this ordinance shall be cumulative of all provi-
sions of the Code of the City of Fort Worth, Texas (1964) ,
as amended, with respect to regulating the operation of am-
bulances, except in those instances where the provisions of
this ordinance are in direct conflict with the provisions of
such Code, in which instances said conflicting provisions of
such Code are hereby repealed.
SECTION 3.
That it is hereby declared to be the intention of the
City Council that the sections . paragraphs, sentences,
clauses and phrases of this ordinance are severable, and
if any phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section of
this ordinance shall be declared void, ineffective or uncon-
stitutional by the valid judgment or final decree of a court
of competent jurisdiction, such voidness, ineffectiveness
or unconstitutionality shall not affect any of the remaining
phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs and sections of this
ordinance, since the same would have been enacted by the
City Council without the incorporation herein of any such
void, ineffective or unconstitutional phrase, clause, sen-
tence, paragraph or section.
SECTION 4.
That any person violating any of the provisions of this
ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and each
such person shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for
each day or portion thereof during which any violation of any
of the provisions of this ordinance is committed, continued
or permitted, and each violation shall be punishable by a
fine not to exceed Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) .
SECTION 5.
That this ordinance shall be in full force and effect
from and after the date of its passage and publication, as
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required by law, and it is so ordained.
APPROVED Af TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
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S. G. JOHNDROE, JR., CITY ATTORNEY
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BAILIFF Mayor and Council Communication
G"HIAM
BRADSSAW DATE REFERENCE SUBJECT: Correction of Ambulance Rate PAGE
NUMBER G-2444 Ordinance 1 of 1
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On May 13, 1974, (M&C G-2426) the Council adopted an ordinance changing am-
bulance rates from $25.00 per call to $32.50 per call.
In Section 6-17 of the ordinance, paragraph (e) sets a maximum charge including
oxygen and waiting time of $35.00. The paragraph was inadvertently left at
$35.00, rather than being increased by the $7.50 increase in basic rates to
$42.50.
To correct this clerical error requires that a new amendment be adopted and
published, showing the maximum charge per call to be $42.50.
Recommendation:
It is recommended that the Council adopt an amendment to Section 6-17 of
Chapter 6 of the Code of the City of Fort Worth, Texas (1964) changing 6-17-e
to read "$42.50 maximum charge for transporting one (1) patient within the
limits of the City."
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CITY SECRETARY
DATE
CITY MANAGER