[HISTORY: Adopted by the Council of the Municipality
of Murrysville as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted
where applicable.]
[Adopted 12-16-1991 by Ord. No. 305-91; amended 11-18-2020 by Ord. No. 1033-20]
A. The Municipality of Murrysville hereby establishes a Medic One Special
Account within the Special Purpose Millage Fund.
B. The Municipality shall annually appropriate, through its lawful means,
to the Medic One Special Account a millage rate as part of the Municipality's
annual budget process.
C. The Municipality shall be governed by the provisions of the Second
Class Township Code Act of May 1, 1933, P.L. 103, No. 69 (reenacted
and amended November 9, 1995, P.L. 350, No. 60), Article XXXII, Taxation
and Finance, Section 3205(8)(i)(ii), in the levy of the tax.
D. Distribution of funds collected in the Medic One Special Account
shall be made by September 1 of each budget year.
A. The Murrysville Medic One Committee (hereinafter referred to as "Committee")
shall consist of three representatives of the company, one of whom
shall be a senior line officer, one a trustee and one the President
of the company, and they shall be the duly designated and recognized
representatives of the company in dealing with the Municipality in
furtherance of the provisions of this article, and the Municipality
shall recognize the Committee for such purpose.
B. The Committee shall meet with the designated representatives of the
Municipality, who shall be the Mayor, the Chief Administrator and
one Council member appointed by the President of Council with the
advice and consent of Council, in dealing with the Municipality under
this article. The Committee will also serve as the representative
of the company in all other appropriate transactions and relationships
with the Municipality. Recommendations of the Committee to the Municipality
can occur only upon the affirmative vote of three members of the Committee.
The Company shall inform the Municipality in writing, annually within
two weeks of their designation, which individuals are its designated
representatives.
A. The Municipality reserves the right to terminate or amend all or
any part of this article upon enacting appropriate legislation, a
copy of which shall be forwarded to Medic One. This article shall
be considered terminated or amended upon the effective date of the
terminating or amending legislation, but any financial obligation
incurred during the term and under the provisions of this article
shall be honored by the Municipality.
B. Medic One may withdraw from participation under this article by providing
ninety-day written notice to the Municipality.
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
AMBULANCES
Includes modular units, vans and medical response vehicles, but shall not include fire trucks, as defined in Article
II of this chapter.
The Committee and the Municipality shall formulate
a plan for the purchase and replacement of the ambulances and major
equipment, including, but not limited, to the following:
A. Capital ambulance purchase (other than those designated
as replacement) shall be based on ratings of service level in accord
with a recognized outside agency standard, if applicable.
B. Replacement of ambulances or major equipment shall
be based upon rated condition and standard service tests. Age, serviceability
and value to the community may serve as additional considerations.
The resulting data and information shall be used as a basis for guiding
the Committee and the Municipality in the development of the long-range
purchasing plan.
The plan shall include a five-year schedule for the purchase and replacement of such ambulances and major equipment. The schedule is to be revised annually after consideration of the Committee and the Municipality and the subsequent adoption of an appropriate capital improvements program resolution of the Municipality, subject to the funding established in §
49-1 of this article.
Ambulances shall be purchased on the basis of
standard specifications to be approved by the Committee and the Municipality
and to adequately conform to recognized certifying agencies such as
federal KKK-1822-A standards. Additionally, all specifications outside
of the standard listing shall have special provision status and explanation
of need and use. All equipment specified shall be for the equipping
of said ambulance and shall not be predelivered or taken from said
ambulance without the formal consent of the Committee and the Municipality.
Replacement ambulance purchases under this article
will be by trade-in or immediate sale of old ambulances upon delivery
of the replacement with no retention of said ambulance; provided,
however, that, upon approval of the Committee and formal motion of
the Council of the Municipality, retention may occur for the best
interest of the community and the desired service level.
The purchase and sale of ambulances and equipment
under the provisions of this article shall be in accord with the bidding
or other procedures mandated by the then-current law for the Municipality.
Any purchase or sale made under this article shall be subject to final
approval of the Committee and the formal motion of the Council of
the Municipality for contract award in accord with then-current law,
and all ambulances and major equipment shall be titled in the Municipality's
name. The municipal emergency organization(s) shall not participate
in bidding for the purpose of retention of the equipment within the
Municipality.
The Municipality shall provide all applicable
insurance coverage in accordance with its usual insurance practices
on ambulances or major equipment purchased pursuant to this article.
The company shall develop and institute a program
of instruction on all ambulances for its members to help assure proper
maintenance and operation of the same and to meet any minimum standard
imposed on the Municipality by its insurance carriers.
The company shall have the sole responsibility
for the operation and maintenance of the ambulances and all equipment.
A schedule of all ambulances and major equipment,
including the type, year, condition, five-year replacement and acquisition
schedule and estimated cost, is attached hereto as Exhibit A.
The five-year plan shall be updated annually
by the Committee and the Municipality and the plan's scheduled purchases
included as part of the Municipality's five-year capital improvements
program.
The company shall provide continued reasonable
staffing of the ambulances with volunteer company personnel.
The Municipality reserves the right to terminate
or amend all or any part of this article upon enacting appropriate
legislation, a copy of which shall be forwarded to the company. This
article shall be considered terminated or amended upon the effective
date of the terminating or amending legislation, but any financial
obligation incurred during the term and under the provisions of this
article shall be honored by the Municipality.
The company may withdraw from participation
under this article by providing written notice to the Municipality.
The company shall not be deemed to have any
right, title, interest, claim or demand in or to the special fund
during the term of or after the termination of this article. It is
the intention of this Municipality that the fund shall remain intact
for the heretofore-stated uses and purposes only for so long as this
article remains in force and effect.
[Adopted 10-21-2020 by Ord. No. 1029-20]
A. The Municipality of Murrysville hereby establishes an emergency fire
equipment purchase account and an emergency fire equipment repair
account within a special purpose fund.
B. Eligible expenses of this fund shall be used for equipment titled
in the name of the Municipality of Murrysville and shall include the
purchase of emergency response fire equipment, repair of the fire
response equipment, insurance, including deductibles on said vehicles,
appurtenances to the vehicles insured under an inland marine policy
and fuel for the vehicles.
C. The special purpose fund shall be established with a transfer from
the emergency equipment reserve currently reported in the Capital
Reserve Fund.
(1) An amount of $100,000 of the transfer shall be budgeted in the emergency
fire equipment repair account for repairs of equipment titled to the
Municipality of Murrysville. The Municipality shall annually fund
the fire emergency repair account to a level of $100,000 as part of
the annual budget process with either transfers from the general fund
account or a special real estate tax levy.
(2) The balance of the fund transfer shall be to the emergency equipment
purchase account. This account shall be funded annually by a special
real estate tax levy in amount to be determined by Council based on
a twenty-year equipment replacement schedule as part of the annual
budget preparation process.
A. The Emergency Fire Equipment Committee (hereinafter referred to as
"Committee") shall consist of one representative from each fire company
within the Municipality, who shall be the duly designated and recognized
representative of the companies in dealing with the Municipality in
furtherance of the provisions of this article, the Mayor, Chief Administrator,
Finance Director, and one Council member appointed by the President
of Council with the advice and consent of Council. Recommendations
of the Committee to the Municipality can occur only upon the affirmative
vote of five members of the Committee's duly designated members.
Each company shall inform the Municipality in writing, on the first
Monday of January of each year, which individuals are to be the designated
representatives on the Committee.
A. The Committee and the Municipality shall formulate a plan for the
purchase and replacement of the trucks and major equipment, including,
but not limited to, the following:
(1) The plan shall include a schedule of all fire trucks, including the
type, year, operating company, rated condition, replacement and acquisition
schedule, and estimated costs.
(2) Capital fire truck purchases (other than those designated to replace
existing trucks) shall be based on a rating in accord with "Grading
Schedule for Municipal Fire Protection" conducted by a recognized
outside agency, such as Insurance Services Office of Pennsylvania.
(3) Replacement of capital trucks or major equipment shall be based upon
rated condition and standard service tests conducted on a biannual
basis for trucks and major equipment over 10 years of age and prior
to major repairs. Age, serviceability, and value to the community
may serve as additional information. The resulting data and information
shall be used as a basis for guiding the Committee and the Municipality
in the development of the purchasing plan.
(4) The plan shall be updated annually by the Committee and the Municipality.
All scheduled purchases shall be included as part of the Municipality's
Five-Year Capital Improvements Program. All purchases will be tracked
through the Capital Reserve Fund with funding provided as a transfer
to the Capital Reserve Fund from the Special Purpose Fund.
B. Fire trucks shall be purchased on the basis of standard specifications
to be approved by the Committee and the Municipality and shall adequately
conform to NFPA Standard No. 1901, Automotive Fire Apparatus 1975,
or equivalent updates. Additionally, all specifications outside of
the standard listing shall have special provision status and explanation
of need and use. All equipment specified shall be for the equipping
of said truck and shall not be predelivered or taken from said truck
without the formal consent of the Committee and the Municipality.
C. Replacement truck purchases under this article will be by trade-in
of old trucks with no retention or separate sale of old trucks; provided,
however, that a truck may be sold and the proceeds applied to a new
truck upon approval of the Committee and the Municipality where such
transaction will result in a net savings to the Municipality.
D. The purchase and sale of trucks and equipment shall be in accord
with the bidding or other procedures mandated by the then-current
law for the Municipality. Any purchase or sale made under this article
shall be subject to final approval of the Committee and the Municipality
by resolution for contract award in accord with then-current law,
and all trucks purchased shall be titled in the Municipality's
name. The municipal fire companies shall not participate m bidding
for the purpose of retention of the equipment within the Municipality.
A. The expenditure of any funds from the emergency equipment repair
account shall conform to the Municipality of Murrysville Purchasing
Policy as approved by Council.
B. The Municipality shall provide all applicable insurance coverage,
including insurance deductibles in case of a loss, in accordance with
its usual insurance practices on trucks purchased pursuant to this
article.
C. The companies shall develop and institute a program of instruction
on all trucks for its members to help assure proper maintenance and
operation of the trucks and equipment, and to meet any minimum standard
imposed on the Municipality by its insurance carriers.
D. Every attempt shall be made to consolidate vendors of the Murrysville
companies for routine maintenance, repair and fuel. Standing purchase
orders will be issued for these vendors.
E. All purchase orders of $5,000 or less must be signed by the Fire
Chief and the treasurer of the fire company.
F. All purchases greater than $5,000 shall be presented to the Committee
for approval. If approved, the purchase order signatures shall be
in accordance with the Municipality of Murrysville Purchasing Policy.
A. The companies shall provide continued reasonable staffing of the
trucks with volunteer fire company personnel.
B. The Municipality reserves the right to terminate or amend all or
any part of this article upon enacting appropriate legislation, a
copy of which shall be forwarded to the companies. This article shall
be considered terminated or amended upon the effective date of the
terminating or amending legislation, but any financial obligation
incurred during the term and under the provisions of this article
shall be honored by the Municipality.
C. The companies, collectively or individually, may withdraw from participation
under this article by providing written notice to the Municipality.
D. The companies, collectively or individually, shall not be deemed
to have any right, title, interest, claim or demand in or to the special
fund during the term of or after the termination of this article.
It is the intention of this Municipality that the fund shall remain
intact for the heretofore-stated uses and purposes only for so long
as this article remains in force and effect.
E. The term "fire trucks," as used herein, shall include tankers, pumpers,
engines, ladder trucks and auxiliary emergency trucks, but shall not
include ambulances.