RES-11463 GROUND AMBULANCE TRANSPORTATION RATES FOR YEAR 2023RESOLUTION NO. 11463
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ORANGE AMENDING THE MASTER
SCHEDULE OF FEES AND CHARGES TO ADJUST
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES AND GROUND
AMBULANCE TRANSPORTATION RATES
WHEREAS, pursuant to Chapter 3.10 of the Orange Municipal Code, the City Council
has established and maintained a Master Schedule of Fees and Charges, consisting of fees and
charges for services provided by the City to persons using such services; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with Chapter 3.10 of the Orange Municipal Code, the Master
Schedule of Fees and Charges has been periodically amended and revised from time to time by the
City Council;the last time being July 1,2022 when Resolution No. 11400 was adopted by the City
Council; and
WHEREAS, the City Council hereby finds and determines that the Master Schedule of
Fees and Charges should be amended, in part, in order to reflect the true cost of services provided
by the City in connection with emergency medical services and ground ambulance transportation
services and to conform to the same rate structure adopted by the Orange County Health Care
Agency.
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Orange as
follows:
1.The Master Schedule of Fees and Charges is hereby amended and Attachment"A"
to this Resolution is hereby adopted, modifying the Master Schedule of Fees and Charges to
provide for the inclusion of the various of fees for emergency ground ambulance transportation
services chargeable by the City of Orange, as more particularly described in Attachment"A".
2.The City Council finds that the fees set forth in Attachment"A" do not exceed the
reasonable cost of services provided by the City in connection with the provision of emergency
ground ambulance transportation services.
3.The fees listed in Attachment"A" shall be-effective July 1, 2023.
4. If the fees set forth in this Resolution or the application thereof to any person or
circumstance is held to be unconstitutional or otherwise invalid by any court of competent
jurisdiction, such invalidity shall not affect any other fee, charge, or rate, or application thereof,
which can be implemented without the invalid fee, charge, or rate, or application thereof, and to
this end the fees, charges and rates of this Resolution are declared to be severable.
ADOPTED this 13th day of June 2023.
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Mr R. Slater, Mayor, City of Orange
ATTEST:
Pamela Coleman, City Clerk, City of Orange
Attachment: Attachment A
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss.
CITY OF ORANGE
I, PAMELA COLEMAN, City Clerk of the City of Orange, California, do hereby certify
that the foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly adopted by the City Council of the City of
Orange at a regular meeting thereof held on the 13th day of June 2023, by the following vote:
AYES:COUNCILMEMBERS: Barrios, Dumitru, Tavoularis, Gyllenhammer,
Gutierrez, and Slater
NOES:COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: Bilodeau
ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
Pamela Coleman, City Clerk, City of Orange
Resolution No. 11463 2
Attachment A
AMEND THE FOLLOWING:
EMERGENCY TRANSPORTATION 1,876.24
MILEAGE, PER MILE 19.51
ADD THE FOLLOWING:
EMERGENCY TRANSPORT STANDBY TIME 132.10
PER 30 MINUTES AFTER THE FIRST 30 MINUTES)
REMOVE THE FOLLOWING:
OXYGEN 96.95
EXPENDABLE MEDICAL SUPPLIES 38.27
PER RESPONSE)