[R.O. 2009 §235.010; CC 1976 §5-1; Ord. No. 809 §2, 9-7-1976]
There is hereby established an ambulance service for the City
of Higginsville, Missouri, to serve an area which shall include but
not necessarily be limited to a ten-mile radius from 20th and Main
Streets, Higginsville, Missouri.
[R.O. 2009 §235.020; CC 1976 §5-3; Ord. No. 809 §4, 9-7-1976; Ord. No. 2619 §1, 3-7-2016]
There shall be submitted by the EMS Director names of prospective
Paramedics and EMTs which shall be approved by the City Administrator
of the City of Higginsville, Missouri, in sufficient numbers to operate
the ambulance on a twenty-four (24) hour basis and to ensure that
there are two (2) technicians in the ambulance on each call.
[R.O. 2009 §235.030; CC 1976 §5-4; Ord. No. 809 §5, 9-7-1976]
For the purposes of this Chapter, the following terms shall
mean:
Emergency medical technician.
Emergency medical technician—paramedic.
[R.O. 2009 §235.040; CC 1976 §5-5; Ord. No. 809 §6, 9-7-1976; Ord. No. 928 §1, 1-18-1978; Ord. No. 964 §2, 1-15-1979; Ord. No. 970 §§1—2, 2-5-1979; Ord. No. 1057 §1, 1-19-1981; Ord. No. 1058 §1, 2-2-1981; Ord. No. 1125 §2, 11-15-1982; Ord. No. 1207 §1, 1-21-1985; Ord. No. 1237 §1, 9-16-1985; Ord. No. 1553 §1, 1-10-1994; Ord. No. 1969 §§1—2, 1-22-2002; Ord. No. 2355 §1, 9-21-2009; Ord. No. 2364 §§1—2, 2-16-2010; Ord. No. 2619 §1, 3-7-2016]
A.
All
regular full-time employees shall be paid in accordance with the City's
adopted pay plan. Work hours will be scheduled by the EMS Director
with approval of the City Administrator.
B.
For
the purpose of this Section, ''part-time employees" are defined as
those employees who normally work less than thirty (30) hours per
week on a schedule assigned by the EMS Director. The EMS Director
shall approve proposed work schedules prior to the beginning of the
work period.
[R.O. 2009 §235.050; CC 1976 §5-6; Ord. No. 809 §7, 9-7-1976; Ord. No. 1019 §1, 2-4-1980; Ord. No. 1171 §1, 4-11-1984; Ord. No. 1278 §1, 5-5-1986; Ord.
No. 1442 §1, 12-18-1989; Ord. No. 1547 §1, 12-6-1993; Ord. No. 1629 §1, 6-12-1995; Ord. No. 1918 §§1—2, 2-5-2001; Ord. No. 1927 §1, 4-16-2001; Ord. No. 1959 §1, 10-14-2001; Ord. No. 1970 §1, 1-22-2002; Ord. No. 2232 §1, 1-2-2007; Ord. No. 2431 §1, 5-2-2011; Ord. No. 2639 §1, 9-6-2016; Ord. No. 2812, 9-23-2019; Ord. No. 2915, 11-1-2021; Ord. No. 2965, 9-6-2022]
Charges to be made for ambulance service shall be as follows:
|
Type of Service
|
Amount Charged
| |
|---|---|---|
|
Basic life support
| ||
|
Resident
|
$713.00
| |
|
Non-resident
|
$886.00
| |
|
Advanced life support, Type 1
| ||
|
Resident
|
$819.00
| |
|
Non-resident
|
$981.00
| |
|
Advance life support, Type 2
| ||
|
Resident
|
$917.00
| |
|
Non-resident
|
$1,016.00
| |
|
Non-emergency transport
|
$684.00
| |
|
Mileage per loaded mile
|
$17.60
| |
|
Treatment and release charges
| ||
|
Resident
|
$252.00
| |
|
Non-resident
|
$300.00
| |
