[Amended 3-12-2007 by Ord. No. 07-03]
The Town will charge a fee, as set by the State
of Connecticut Office of E.M.S., for providing emergency medical transportation
of patients to area hospitals in accordance with all applicable state
and federal laws and regulations. The Mayor is authorized to secure
all appropriate approvals from the State of Connecticut Office of
E.M.S. The Mayor is also authorized to implement the billing policies
described herein as efficiently as possible. The Mayor shall be required
to issue a request for proposals to solicit bids from appropriate
billing service providers. Those proposals must be presented to the
Town Council for selection of a firm and separate authorization to
enter into a contract.
[Amended 3-12-2007 by Ord. No. 07-03]
An E.M.S. Enterprise Fund is hereby created
to receive all revenue derived under this chapter. The Mayor shall
issue a monthly report to the Town Council and to the EMS Committee
established herein detailing the amount of funds on deposit, rate
of return on investments, monthly billing, year-to-date billing, monthly
revenue, year-to-date revenue, and all expenditures from the Fund.
Said Fund shall be held, managed and administered under the supervision
of the Finance Director.
The enactment of this chapter hereby repeals Article IV, §§
7-12 and
7-13 of the Stratford Town Code, and the current EMS donations account shall be maintained separately with the existing petition process for funding requests continued. The EMS Enterprise Fund Committee established herein shall take over the responsibilities of reviewing those requests and making a recommendation to the Town Council for approval.