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BILL NO. <br /> <br />ORDINANCE NO. <br /> <br />AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 2.68 OF THE UNIVERSITY CITY <br />MUNICIPAL CODE, RELATING TO MISCELLANEOus ADMINISTRATIVE <br />PROVISIONS, BY REPEALING SECTION 2.68.020 THEREOF, RELATING TO <br />FEES FOR USE OF CITY AMBULANCE SERVICE, AND ENACTING IN LIEU <br />THEREOF A NEW SECTION TO BE KNOWN AS "SECTION 2.68.020 FEES <br />FOR USE OF CITY AMBULANCE SERVICE," THEREBY AMENDING SAID <br />SECTION SO AS TO INCREASE THE BASE FEE FROM FIVE ~RED AND <br />THIRTY FIVE DOLLARS ($535) TO SIX HUNDRED DOLLARS ($600), AND <br />SO AS TO SET A FEE OF ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS WHEN TREATMENT <br />IS RENDERED BUT NO TRANSPORTATION IS PROVIDED; CONTAINING <br />SAVINGS AND EMERGENCY CLAUSES, AND PROVIDING A PENALTY. <br /> <br /> BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF UNIVERSITY CITY, <br />MISSOURI, AS FOLLOWS: <br /> <br /> Section 1. Chapter 2.68 of the University City Municipal Code, relating to miscellaneous <br />administrative provisions, is hereby amended by repealing Section 2.68.020 thereof, relating to fees <br />for use of City ambulance service, and enacting in lieu thereofa new section to be known as "Section <br />2.68.020 Fees for use of City ambulance service," thereby amending said section so as to increase <br />the base fee from five hundred and thirty five dollars ($535) to six hundred dollars ($600), and so <br />as to set a fee of one hundred dollars when treatment is rendered but no transportation is provided; <br />so that said section, as so amended, shall read as follows: <br /> <br />SECTION 2.68.020. FEES FOR USE OF CITY AMBULANCE SERVICE. <br /> <br />Any person using the facilities of the City ambulance shall be charged the amount of six <br />hundred dollars ($600) for each such use. In addition to such base fee, there shall be a fee <br />of seven dollars ($7.00) per mile for each transport to a hospital. When a City paramedic <br />provides treatment to a person but the City ambulance does not transport the person, the fee <br />shall be one hundred dollars ($100). In the event a City ambulance responds to a mutual aid <br />reciprocal jurisdiction, the City may charge such fees that such jurisdiction charges. <br /> <br /> Section 2. This ordinance shall not be construed so as to relieve any person, firm or <br />corporation from any penalty heretofore incurred by the violation of Chapter 2.68, Section 2.68.020, <br />nor bar the prosecution for any such violation. <br /> <br /> Section 3. Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this <br />ordinance shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to the penalty provided in Chapter 1.12, Section <br />1.12.010 of the University City Municipal Code. <br /> <br />5 <br /> <br /> <br />