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Home My WebLink About3327 OrdinanceORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE of the City of Pasco, Washington amending PMC 3.05.020 "Levy of Tax"; amending PMC 3.05.060 "Emergency Services" amending the definition of emergency services and providing for non-emergency transfer; and amending PMC 3.05.070 "Service Fee Adjustment" providing for City Ambulance Service Rates for non-emergency resident transfer and non-emergency transfer THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASCO, WASHINGTON DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. That Section 3 05 020 entitled "Levy of Tax" shall be and hereby is amended and shall read as follows 3.05.020 LEVY OF TAX In addition to any rates or charges as fixed by the council, an excise tax m the amount of e three dollars ($3 00) per month shall be levied and collected from all households, businesses and mdustnes located m the city and served by the ambulance service Each separate physical location shall be assessed a tax Separate water and/or sewer hookups shall be one criterion for deternumng a separate physical location Multiple dwellmg units, groups and convalescent homes, parks for mobile homes, recreation vehicles and trailers licensed as a business under Chapter 5 04 of this code shall be taxed an amount equal to the amount of two dollars fifty ccnts ($2 50) three dollars ($3 00) per months (x) the number of units, spaces, or lots for rent or lease, whether or not rented or leased "Multiple dwellings units" does not mclude hotels, motels or rooming houses The city manager or his designee shall be responsible for the billing and collection of this tax The taxes shall be due and owmg on the last day of each month and shall be delmquent if not paid in full twenty days after the date of bilhng A delmquency assessment of fifty cents for each month or portion thereof the amount remains delinquent shall be due and owing and shall be added to the bill No delinquency assessment may be added until one notice of delinquency has been mailed or dehvered to the account's address (Ord 2712 Sec 1, 1988, Ord 2527 Sec 1, 1984, Ord 2414 Sec 1, 1982, Ord 2222 Sec 1, 1980, Ord 2078 Sec 2, 1979 ) Section 2. That Section 3 05 060 entitled "Emergency Service" shall be and hereby is amended and shall read as follows Ambulance Service Ordinance - 1 3.05.060 EMERGENCY SERVICE. Emergency service is that service of which health when that person has been injured as a result of an accident For the purpose of this chapter, to distinguish between non-emergency and emergency services, the following definitions shall apply (A) "Emergency" shall mean an apparent sudden need of medical attention based on injury or other unforeseen acute physical or mental event, which poses an immediate threat to life or physical well being, (B) "Transport" shall mean the movement of a patient by ambulance from the scene of an emergency to the closest appropnate hospital, (C) "Transfer" shall mean the movement of a patient by ambulance from or between one hospital to another, a medical facility, a residence, to the airport for transfer to another city, to another city or any other designated location (Ord 2078 Sec 6, 1979) Section 3. That Section 3 05 070 entitled "Service Fee Adjustment", shall be and hereby is amended and shall read as follows 3.05.070 SERVICE FEE ADJUSTMENT. (4-) There shall be no charge for emergency service to households, businesses and industries in the city as set forth below in the event the charge for taxes provided by this chapter is not delinquent HOUSEHOLD There shall be no charge for emergency service for residents and for persons staying overnight or longer at a household There shall be no charge for emergency service at the location of a household when the need for such service arose at a household and the recipient of the service is visiting the household to-patients-tfeate€1 - BUSINESS AND INDUSTRIES There shall be no charge for emergency service for owners, officers, and employees of the business or industry when the need for such service arose while the recipient of the service was engaged in the regular course of his or her busmess or employ or is traveling to the business or industry location to commence work or is traveling from the business or industry location following the completion of work Special ; " ;1 I V II ; Ambulance Service Ordinance - 2 Charles D Kilbury Mayor 9 per-setts (Ord 3025, Sec 1, 1994, Ord 2627, Sec 1, 1986) Section 4. This Ordinance shall take full force and effect five (5) days after its approval, passage and publication required by law PASSED by the City Council of the City of Pasco, Washmgton and approved as provided by law this 7+-1--‘ day of `()_.‘c , , 1998 ATTEST Cathenne D Seaman Deputy City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM Leland B Kerr City Attorney Ambulance Service Ordmance -3 SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN BEFORE ME THIS tstO P 0 BOX 2608 PASCO, WASHINGTON 99302 2608 PHONE (509) 582 1500 &MAE, LAC)VE071101102 INVOICE DATE 01 ' 10 -I -) LEGAL NO ACCOUNT NO 1 :4 2i. DESCRIPTION TIMES I LINES i 7 „.-:1 44003 ORDINANCE NO. --C7 SOLD TO r 0 r 11Y OF LF0A1 F .0. HUY FAc3C0 WA '-37 1-01 2E-f:. RIfIVITOCU This is an invoice for legal advertising space Please pay from this invoice as no statement will be rendered Please detach at perforation and return with payment ORDINANCE NO 3327 AN ORDINANCE of the , City of Pasco Washington ' amending PMC 3 05 020 Levy of Tax amending PMC 3 05 060 Emergency Services amending the definition of emergency services and providing for non emergency transfer and amending PMC 3 05 070 Service Fee Adjustment providing for City Ambulance Service Rates for non emergency resident transfer and non- emergency transfer THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASCO WASHINGTON DO OR- DAIN AS FOLLOWS Section 1 That Section 3 05 020 entitled Levy of Tax shall be and hereby is amended and shall read as follows 3 05 020 LEVY OF TAX- In addition to any rates •or charges as fixed by the council an excise tax in the amount of two dollar fifty cents ($2 50) three dollars ($3 00) per month shall be levied and collected from all households businesses and industries located in the city and served by the ambulance service Each separate physical locatien shall be assessed a tax Separate water and/jor sewer hookups shall be one criterion for determin- ing a separate physical location Multiple dwelling units groups and con- valescent homes parks for mobile homes recreation vehicles and trailers Ii censed as a business un der Chapter 5 04 of this i code shall be taxed an amount equal to the amount of two dollars fifty cents ($2 50) three dollars ($3 00) per months (x) ,the number of units spaces. or lots for rent or lease whether or not rented pr leased Multiple dwellings units does not include ho tels motels or roomine houses The city manager or his designee shall be responsible for the bill.ng and collection of this tax The taxes shall be due ar d owing on the last day of each month and shall be delinquent if not paid in ft.11 twenty days after the date of billing A delinquency assessment of fifty cents for each month or portion thereof the amount , re- mains delinquent shall be due and owing and shell be added to the b.111 No delin- quency assessment may be added until one notice of delinquency has been mailed or delivered to the account s address (Ord 2712 Sec 1 1988 Ord 2527 Sec 1 1984 Ord 2414 Sec 1 1982 Ord 2222 Sec 1 1980 Ord 2078 Sec 2 1979) Section 2 That Section 3 05 060 entitled Emer gency Service shall be and hereby is amended and shall read as follows 3 05 060 EMERGENPY SERVICE Emergency service is that service of which the recipi- ent is in immediate need-in order to save or sustairchis or her life that service which is immediately nec essary to prevent serious complications to the health or physical well being of the recipient or that ser vice which is needed to protect and preserve the recipient s health when that person has been in- jured as a result of an accident For the purpose of this chapter to distin- guish between non emergency and emergency services the following defi nitions shall apply (A) Emergency shall mean an apparent sudden need Of medical attention based en injury or other unforeseen acute physical or mental event which poses an immediate threat to life or physical well being (B) Transport shall mean tile movement of a patient by ambulance from the scene of an emergency to the closest appropriate hos pital (C ) Transfer shall mean the movement of a. patient by ambulance from or between one hospital to another a medical facility a residence to the airport for transfer to another city to another city or any other designated location (Ord 2078 Sec 6 1979) Section 3 That Section 3 05 070 entitled Serviceil Fee Adjustment shall be and hereby is amended and shall read as follows 3 05 070 SERVICE FEE ADJUSTMENT (1) There shall be no charge for emergency service to households businesses\ and industries in the city as set forth below in the event the charge for taxes pro vided by this chapter is not delinauent AFF8DAY117 OF PUE3,150A71100 COUNTY OF BENTON SS STATE OF WASHINGTON E IVEIV E JAN l10 99 F N___A N _,EHOPID—EThS-rDe shall -I5e no charge for emer gency service for residents and for persons staying overnight or longer at a household There shall be no charge for emergency service at the location of a household when the need for such service arose at a household and the recital ent of the service is visiting the household Special ser- vice fees will be charged to patients treated BUSINESS AND INDUS- TRIES There shall be no charge for emergency ser- vice for owners officers and employees of the busi ness or industry when the need for such service arose while the recipient of the service was engaged in the regular course of his or her business or employ or is traveling to the business or industry location to com- mence work or is traveling from the business or in- dustry location following the completion of work Special service fees will be charged to patients treated (2) In establishing base rate fees for non emergency service the council shall establish lower base rate fees for the persons covered by sub- section (1) of this section that for other persons (Ord 3025 Sec 1 1994 Ord 2627 Sec 1 1986). Section 4 This Ordinance shall take full force and ef fect five (5) days after its approval passage and publication required by law PASSED by the City Coun- cil of the City of Pasco Washington and approved as provided by law this 7th day of December 1998 Charles D Kilbury Mayor ATTEST Catherine D Seaman Deputy City Clerk Approved as to Form Leland B Kerr City Attorney , being duly sworn, deposes and says, I am the Legal Clerk of the Tri-City Herald, a daily newspaper That said newspaper is a legal newspaper and has been approved as a legal newspaper by order of the superior court in the county in which it is published and it is now and has been for more than six months prior to the date of the publication hereinafter referred to, published countinually as a daily newspa- per in Benton Count y, Washington That the attached is a true )( );2 krJ I Nrkkir,E " r"?. 7 copy of a as it was printed in the regular and entire issue of the Tr-City Herald itself and not in a supplement thereof, 1 time(s), /]()/99 ,4 commencing on 1 , and ending on , and that said newspaper was regulary distributed to its subscribers during all of this period 01/10 /1D -,i1 ELtniij TV13. t y Notary public in and for the f Wash- ington, residing at E LI-1 Ltn(1 COMMISSION EXPIRES "F 1 " (2°C-11-I