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No. 2014-1783]
There is hereby created for the Village of Flossmoor a Mobile
Intensive Care Unit whose membership shall consist of certified emergency
medical technicians-paramedics and emergency medical technicians-basic
(EMT-B) from the Flossmoor Police Department, the Flossmoor Fire Department,
and members of other departments of the Village who apply for membership
and are approved by the Fire Chief, and such other persons who may
apply and are approved by the Fire Chief.
The definitions contained in the "Emergency Medical Services
Systems Act," being 210 ILCS 50, and as such act may hereafter be
amended, are adopted herein by reference (210 ILCS 50/1 et seq.).
[Amended 7-7-2014 by Ord.
No. 2014-1783]
A. Police officers who are certified paramedics or EMT-Bs as of March
4, 2013, may continue as certified paramedics or EMT-Bs, but they
are not required to continue as such after such date. A police officer
may exercise his choice to no longer be a paramedic or EMT-B by submitting
a letter to the Fire Chief so stating or by not recertifying.
B. No new probationary police officer or probationary police officer
on March 4, 2013, shall be required to be a paramedic or an EMT-B.
C. Members of non-police departments of the Village and other individuals,
upon being approved for training by the Fire Chief, shall be probationary
members of the unit for a twelve-month period, which period may be
extended by the Fire Chief. Cumulative extensions shall not exceed
12 months.
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No. 2014-1783]
A. When emergency medical services are provided by the Village through its Emergency Medical Services Program, the charges for such services shall be as provided in Chapter
150, Fees, Fines and Charges, Article 5.
B. The charges imposed shall not apply where emergency medical services
are being provided outside the Village of Flossmoor in response to
a request by another municipality pursuant to a mutual aid agreement
with the Village of Flossmoor.
C. Residents of the Sunnycrest Fire Protection District shall be considered
residents of the Village of Flossmoor for the purpose of assessing
fees provided for in this article.