Banning Municipal Code Ch. 8.08 Ambulances

All the rules, regulations, provisions and conditions set forth in both Ordinance No. 577.2 of the county of Riverside and the Emergency Services Plan ("EMSP") of the county of Riverside, as currently promulgated, are adopted and made part of this chapter as though fully set forth herein, except that references to the county of Riverside shall be read to refer to the City of Banning unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. Three certified copies of Ordinance No. 577.2 and the EMSP shall be kept on file in the office of the city clerk.

(Code 1965, § 24A-1.)

In addition to the regulations established in Section 8.08.010, the following rules and regulations shall apply to the provisions of ambulance service within the city:

A. The city shall be a competitive, exclusive operating area.

B. The Riverside county health office shall recommend to the city council for approval the name of the permittee selected in accordance with the EMSP.

C. The city council shall issue an annual permit in accordance with the permit issuance portion of Ordinance No. 577.2.

D. All ambulance service providers shall respond to ninety percent of all emergency calls for service within nine minutes.

E. All ambulance service providers shall provide at least one ambulance in the operating area at all times.

F. Any failure of any ambulance service provider to meet response times shall be immediately reported to the emergency dispatch center for the city.

G. All ambulance service providers shall pay a permit fee of one thousand dollars prior to the issuance of the annual permit. The permit will be issued by the city manager upon receipt of the permit fees.

H. The ambulance service provider shall have mobile radio equipment operational on the following frequencies: 154.445MHZ, 156.075MHZ. These frequencies are in addition to those required by Riverside County Ordinance No. 577.2.

I. The ambulance service provider shall reimburse the city for the cost associated with the city providing equipment and personnel to the ambulance service provider.

J. The city manager or his representative shall be the EMSP representative to the county of Riverside health officer.

K. As a condition of the city issuing a permit, the ambulance provider shall sign a statement agreeing to appear and defend all actions against the city arising out of the exercise of said permit, and shall indemnify, defend, and save the city, its officers, employees and agents harmless of and from all claims, demands, actions or causes of action of every kind and description resulting directly or indirectly and arising out of, or in any way connected with the exercise of this permit.

L. The city shall be named additional insured on the general liability policy required in County Ordinance No. 577.2. Such insurance shall be primary and noncontributing to any insurance or self-insurance maintained by the city. A copy of said general liability policy shall be submitted with permit application.

M. Any person or entity who/which violates any of the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof, shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period of not more than one year or by both such fine and imprisonment.

(Code 1965, § 24A-2.)