Colton Municipal Code Ch. 5.49 Ambulances

Unless otherwise stated, words and terms are defined as follows:

"Advanced Life Support (ALS) or Limited Advanced Life Support (LALS) Ambulance" means an Ambulance which has equipment and supplies in addition to those carried by a basic life support Ambulance, as specified by Law.

"Ambulance" means any privately or publicly owned Vehicle, helicopter or boat specially designed, constructed, modified, equipped, arranged, maintained and operated for the sole purpose of transporting sick, injured, wounded, invalid, convalescent or otherwise incapacitated Persons or expectant mothers.

"Ambulance Attendant" means a qualified individual who acts as an Attendant on an Ambulance and who occupies the Patient compartment while transporting any individual in apparent need of medical attention.

"Ambulance Service" means any private or public organization, individual or agency which operates one or more Ambulances or other medical transportation means.

"Ambulance Service Operator" means any Person or agency who operates an Ambulance Service.

"Driver" means a qualified Person who operates an Ambulance, as specified in Section 5.49.190 of this chapter.

"Emergency Call" means a request for the dispatch of an Ambulance to transport or provide other assistance for a Person who apparently has a sudden or unforeseen need of medical attention.

"Emergency Medical Technician-I (EMT-I)" means a certified individual authorized to provide basic life support under Health and Safety Code Section 1797.80.

"Emergency Medical Technician II (EMT-II)" means a certified individual authorized to provide Limited Advanced Life Support (LALS) under Health and Safety Code Section 1797.82.

"Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic (EMT-P)" or "Paramedic" means a Person specially trained in the provision of Emergency cardiac and noncardiac care appropriately certified under Health and Safety Code Section 1797.84.

"Emergency Service" means the functions performed in response to an Emergency Call.

"Fire Chief" means the public official in charge of the Fire Department or such official's Designee, which as required by Law May be a medical doctor or other medically trained and certified individual.

"Local EMS Agency" means the Inland Counties Emergency Medical Agency or any successor agency Designated pursuant to the Emergency Medical Services System and the Prehospital Emergency Medical Care Personnel Act (Health and Safety Code Section 1797 and Following).

"Non-Emergency Transportation" means transportation of Patients to or from health care facilities by private request of a Patient or a health care Facility not involving dispatching through the City of any Emergency Medical Service personnel or equipment.

"Patient" means a sick, injured, wounded, invalid, convalescent or otherwise incapacitated Person or expectant mother.

"Permittee" means any Person who possesses a current Permit granted by the Council to operate an Ambulance Service within the City.

"Special Event" means any situation where a publicly announced event places a grouping or gathering of people in one general locale sufficient in number or subject to an activity that creates the need to have one or more Ambulances at the site.

(Ord. 0-28-92 § 1 (part), 1992)

A. Required. It is unlawful for any Person, either as Owner, agent or otherwise, to operate, conduct, advertise or otherwise engage in or profess to be engaged in a non-Emergency Ambulance Service or the Business or service of the Non-Emergency Transportation of Patients upon the Streets or any public way or place in the City, except in conformance with a valid Permit to do so issued by the Fire Department.

B. Exceptions. The equipment and personnel standards specified in this chapter apply to all Ambulance Services; however, the Permit and Fee requirements Shall not apply to:

1. Publicly owned and operated Ambulances;

2. Vehicles operated as Ambulances at the request of Local authorities during any "State of War Emergency," duly proclaimed "State of Emergency" or "Local Emergency," as defined in the California Emergency Services Act (Chapter 7 of Division 1 of Title 2 of the Government Code), as amended;

3. Fixed-wing airplanes; or

4. Non-Emergency Ambulances which do not originate in the City, regardless of the destination.

(Ord. 0-28-92 § 1 (part), 1992)

Permit Fees for the Non-Emergency Transportation of Patients Shall be set from time to time by Resolution of the City Council. Permit Fees for nonprofit Ambulance Services May be waived by the City Council if public need and necessity require it. Permit Fees Shall be paid before a Permit is issued or renewed. On revocation of a Permit, the Permit Fees Shall be forfeited to the City.

(Ord. 0-28-92 § 1 (part), 1992)

Prerequisites to the issuance of a Permit or renewal of a Permit for an Applicant Shall include the payment of a nonrefundable Application Fee to be set by Resolution of the City Council separate from the Permit Fee and the filing with the Fire Department of a Permit Application in writing, under Oath, and on a form to be furnished by the Fire Department.

(Ord. 0-28-92 § 1 (part), 1992)

Upon receipt of a completed Application, the Fire Chief, Shall conduct an investigation to determine if the public health, safety, welfare, convenience and necessity require the granting of an original, additional or renewal Permit and Shall further determine if the Applicant meets all requirements of this chapter. Upon completion of his investigation, the Fire Chief Shall recommend to the City Council that a Permit be granted or denied for the Ambulance Service. The City Council Shall hold a Public Hearing regarding the Application. No Permit Shall be issued by the Fire Chief until the City Council has determined that the public health, safety, welfare, convenience and necessity require the granting of such Permit for the particular Ambulance Service.

(Ord. 0-28-92 § 1 (part), 1992)

A. The City Council May provide non-Emergency Ambulance Service through the Fire Department and/or it May order the issuance of one or more Permits to conduct non-Emergency Ambulance Services in the City upon finding that the public health, safety, welfare, convenience and necessity require the availability of such Ambulance Service and that the Applicant meets all requirements of this chapter.

B. Bonding of Applicant. Before any Permit is issued to any provider other than the Fire Department under the provisions of this chapter, the Council Shall require the Applicant, as a condition to the issuance of the Permit, to post with the clerk of the Council a surety bond in the sum of seven thousand five hundred dollars Furnished by a corporation authorized to do Business in the State, payable to the City. The bond Shall be conditioned upon the full and faithful performance by the Permittee of his obligations under the applicable provision of this chapter and Shall be kept in full force and effect by the Permittee throughout the life of the Permit and all renewals thereof. The Council, upon recommendation of the Fire Department, from time to time May by Resolution establish such additional or lower bond requirement for individual Permittees as May be deemed necessary in the event it is determined the foregoing bond requirements constitute insufficient or more than sufficient protection to the City, as the case May be. The bond requirement May be waived by the City Council if public need and necessity require it.

C. Liability Insurance. Any Permittee other than the Fire Department Shall obtain and keep in force during the term of the Permit professional liability, public liability and bodily injury insurance issued by a solvent and responsible insurance company authorized to do Business in the State, insuring the Owner of such non-Emergency Ambulance Service, and also naming the City and its officers, Employees and agents as additional insureds, against loss by reason of injury or damage that May result to Persons or Property from negligent operation or defective construction of such Ambulance or from negligent treatment of any individual or from Violation of this chapter or of any other Law of the State or the United States. The policy Shall be in the sum of not less than one million dollars for personal injury to or death of any one Person in any single accident; and the limits of each such Vehicle Shall not be less than five hundred thousand dollars for damages to or destruction of Property in any one accident. Such limits Shall not be deemed as a limit of the indemnification and hold harmless statement contained in Applicant's Permit, and if the City becomes liable for an amount in excess of such insurance coverage for Acts or omissions not covered by insurance, the Applicant Shall defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the City and its officers, Employees, and agents for the whole amount thereof. The policy Shall be primary and noncontributing to any insurance or self-insurance maintained by the City. The policy Shall contain provisions waiving the insurer's right of subrogation. Workers compensation insurance Shall be carried covering all Employees of the Permit holder. Before the Fire Chief issues a Permit, copies of the policies or certificates evidencing such policies Shall be filed with the Fire Department. All policies Shall contain a provision requiring a thirty-Day Notice to be given to the Fire Department prior to cancellation, modification or reduction in limits. The amounts of public liability insurance for bodily injury and Property damage Shall be subject to review and adjustment at the Council's option.

(Ord. 0-28-92 § 1 (part), 1992)

A. The City Council is not obligated to issue any Permit under this chapter unless in its discretion it determines that the public health, safety, welfare, convenience and necessity require the availability of such Ambulance Service and that the Applicant meets all requirements of this chapter.

B. The City Council May order the denial of a Permit on the ground of infeasibility. Whenever a new Application is filed under the provisions of this chapter for a Permit to provide non-Emergency Ambulance Service in the City where services already exist, the Council, after due investigation, May find and determine, as a Matter of fact, that there does not exist in the City sufficient potential need for non-Emergency Ambulance Service to justify the granting of an additional separate and distinct Permit for Use within the City. Predicated on such findings, the City Council May deny the Application for Permit on the grounds that the granting of such new Permit is not economically or financially feasible and not in the public interest and welfare.

C. An Application for a Permit or a renewal thereof May be denied and an existing Permit May be suspended or revoked if the Applicant or Permittee or any partner, officer or Director:

1. Violates or has violated any applicable statute, regulation, Ordinance, Local EMS Agency protocol, section of this chapter or Fire Department rule or regulation which relates to the Permit activities;

2. Is or has been convicted of any offense relating to the Use, Sale, possession or transportation of narcotics or habit-forming drugs;

3. Commits or has committed any Act involving dishonesty, fraud or deceit whereby another is injured, or whereby the Applicant or Permittee has benefitted, or any Act involving moral turpitude;

4. Has misrepresented or omitted a Material fact in obtaining a Permit;

5. Aids or abets or has aided or abetted an unPermitted or uncertified Person to evade the provisions of this chapter;

6. Fails or has failed to make and keep records showing his transactions as a Permittee, or fails or has failed to have such records available for inspection by the Fire Chief or his duly authorized Representative for a period of not less than three Years after completion of any transaction to which the records refer, or refuses or has refused to comply with a Written request of the Fire Chief or make such records available for inspection or Copying;

7. Accepts or has accepted a Non-Emergency Call when either unable or unwilling to provide the requested service or fails to inform the Person requesting such service of any delay and fails to obtain the consent of such Persons before causing an Ambulance to respond from a location more distant than the one to which the request was directed;

8. Was previously the holder of a Permit issued under this chapter, which Permit has been revoked or not reissued or the terms or conditions of a suspension have not been fulfilled or corrected;

9. Is acting or has acted in the capacity of a Permitted Person or firm under this chapter without having a Permit therefor;

10. Is entering or has entered a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to or is or has been convicted of a felony or a crime involving moral turpitude, and the time for Appeal has elapsed or the judgment of conviction has been affirmed on Appeal, irrespective of an Order granting probation Following such conviction suspending the imposition of sentence, or of a subsequent Order under the provisions of Section 1203.4 of the Penal Code allowing such Person to withdraw his plea of guilty and to enter a plea of not guilty, or setting aside the plea or verdict of guilty, or dismissing the accusation of information;

11. Is required to register as a sex offender under the provisions of Section 290 of the California Penal Code;

12. Habitually or excessively Uses or is addicted to the Use of narcotics or dangerous drugs;

13. Is a habitual User of intoxicating beverages to excess;

14. Within the three-Year period immediately Preceding the Application, has been under suspension, revocation or probation by the Department of Motor Vehicles for a cause involving the safe operation of a motor Vehicle, or has been convicted of any of the Following offenses: failure to Stop and render aid in an accident involving injury or death, driving while intoxicated or under the influence of drugs, or reckless driving involving bodily injury;

15. Has been involved within the three Years immediately Preceding the Application in any motor Vehicle accident causing death or personal injury;

16. Has been involved in three or more motor Vehicle accidents within the Year immediately Preceding the Application; or

17. Has operated an authorized Emergency Vehicle in Violation of the rules and regulations relating to authorized Emergency Vehicles as promulgated by the Commissioner of the California Highway Patrol.

D. Suspension of a Permit is not a condition precedent to revocation of a Permit.

E. The City Council May suspend or revoke any Permit if in the discretion of the City Council it finds that the public health, safety, welfare, convenience and necessity no longer require the availability of such Ambulance Service or that the Applicant no longer meets all requirements of this chapter.

(Ord. 0-28-92 § 1 (part), 1992)

The Permit Shall specify the dates of issuance and of expiration, the geographical limits, if any, of the territory within which the Permittee May provide non-Emergency Ambulance Service, the number of Ambulance units to be Used by the Permittee, the class or classes of service to be provided, and any special conditions or waiver of requirements deemed appropriate by the Fire Chief.

(Ord. 0-28-92 § 1 (part), 1992)

Upon Written request by the Permittee, the Fire Chief May amend the conditions specified in a Permit if he finds such changes in substantial compliance with the provisions of this chapter. Such amendment Shall not affect the expiration date of the existing Permit, nor Shall it authorize a change in ownership from that specified in the original Permit.

(Ord. 0-28-92 § 1 (part), 1992)

No Permit Shall be transferred to another Person except upon prior Approval of the City Council, upon recommendation of the Fire Chief.

(Ord. 0-28-92 § 1 (part), 1992)

Permits Shall be renewed annually by the Fire Chief upon Application of the Permittee if the Permit holder proposes no substantial change in the content of the Permit and if the Fire Chief determines that the need for the non-Emergency Ambulance Service still exists, that the Permit holder has during the period of the expiring Permit operated in conformity with the provisions of this chapter and the rules and regulations of the Fire Department, and that he is capable of continuing operation in conformity with the rules and regulations of the Fire Department.

(Ord. 0-28-92 § 1 (part), 1992)

A. In the event of a proposed change in ownership of any kind or nature, any interruption of service of more than twenty-four hours' duration, or any substantial change in the Ambulance Service which causes or threatens to cause the Ambulance Service to be carried out differently than specified in the current operating Permit, the Permittee Shall notify the Fire Chief immediately in writing, stating the facts of such change.

B. Upon request by the Permittee, the Fire Chief May grant a temporary Variance in writing from the condition specified in the original Permit if he finds that such change is in substantial compliance with the provisions of this chapter. If the Fire Chief finds that such change is not in substantial compliance with this chapter, he May suspend, revoke or amend the Permit by Written Notice. In all cases when a change of ownership occurs in an Ambulance Service, an Application for new Permit Shall be filed with the Fire Department within thirty Days. In no case Shall any temporary Variance be valid for more than sixty Days without Written Approval of the City Council.

(Ord. 0-28-92 § 1 (part), 1992)

A. If the renewal of a Permit is denied by the Fire Chief or if the Fire Chief suspends or revokes a Permit, the Permittee Shall be given Written Notice specifying not only the action taken, but in the event of a suspension or revocation, the effective date thereof. Such notification Shall be by registered or certified mail.

B. The Permittee Shall, upon Written request, be entitled to a hearing before the Fire Chief. The Permittee's request for a hearing Shall be made within ten Days of receiving the Notice of denial, revocation or suspension. The Permittee Shall then be afforded a hearing prior to the effective date of denial, suspension or revocation. The technical rules of evidence Shall not apply to the hearing, but the witnesses, including the Permittee, Shall swear or affirm to tell the truth under penalty of perjury. The Fire Chief may, after such hearing, affirm, modify or set aside the original Decision. The Fire Chief Shall notify all public safety agencies, City Communications Departments and all Hospitals in the respective Permit area if the Permit renewal is denied or if a Permit is suspended or revoked.

C. If the Fire Chief denies the renewal of or suspends or revokes a Permit, the Permittee Shall have the right to demand a hearing by the City Council. A request for a hearing Shall be made in writing to the clerk of the Council within fifteen calendar Days Following the denial, suspension or revocation of the Permit. Upon receipt of a Written request, the clerk of the Council Shall set the Matter for hearing on a date not more than sixty Days Following receipt of the Written request and Shall give Notice to the appellant and the Fire Chief of the date set for the hearing. At the hearing, the Council Shall hear the appellant, the Fire Chief, and any other interested Persons who May present evidence relevant to the Decision of the Fire Chief. The technical rules of evidence Shall not apply to the hearing, but the witnesses, including the Permittee, Shall swear or affirm to tell the truth under penalty of perjury. Within thirty Days Following the conclusion of the hearing, the Council Shall issue its Order whether or not the Permit should be issued or the suspension or revocation sustained.

(Ord. 0-28-92 § 1 (part), 1992)

Each Permittee Shall provide back-up Emergency Ambulance Service (of the class or classes specified in his Permit) on a continuous twenty-four hours per Day basis. If for any reason an Operator Stops providing the prescribed class or classes of Ambulance Service on a continuous twenty-four hours per Day basis, he Shall immediately Stop any advertisement of Emergency Services which have been discontinued and immediately notify the Fire Chief. This continuous service requirement does not apply to a Permittee that provides only standby services at Special Events.

(Ord. 0-28-92 § 1 (part), 1992)

A. If the City Council by Resolution divides the City into Ambulance Service areas or zones, no Ambulance Operator Shall, but for the exceptions below, provide Ambulance Service for Ambulance calls originating within the City outside the territorial limits fixed in the Permit issued to him.

B. Exceptions. A Permittee May provide service for Ambulance calls outside the territorial limits fixed in the Permit issued to him:

1. Upon request by any Law enforcement or governmental agency having jurisdiction;

2. Upon request of any Person for Emergency Ambulance Service when an Ambulance is not immediately available in the Permit area from which the request originates;

3. Upon request of a Permittee in an adjoining service area/zone, when such Permittee does not have an Ambulance immediately available in the Permit area from which a request originates, and when Ambulance Service is immediately required;

4. To provide Ambulance Service to any Person who is a Resident within Permittee's Ambulance Service area/zone when such Person is a member of a plan operated by a Permittee who provides Ambulance Service to plan members for a fixed period, without cost or at reduced cost, upon payment of a subscription Fee, in compliance with California Welfare and Institution Code, Chapter 2.2, Article 1;

5. To provide Ambulance Service to a Person who originally Used Permittee's service for Ambulance transportation to a destination outside of Permittee's service area; or

6. To provide medically required specialized transportation services not immediately available for a Patient in another Permit area/zone.

(Ord. 0-28-92 § 1 (part), 1992)

Each Permittee Shall establish and maintain radio contact with a central point Designated by the City and its Local base of operation where technically feasible. Radio procedures prescribed in the City Communications Manual Shall be utilized.

(Ord. 0-28-92 § 1 (part), 1992)

Each Ambulance Service receiving an Emergency Ambulance request from a private Person in its service area Shall dispatch an Ambulance in compliance with the procedures identified in Title 13, California Code of Regulations. If an Ambulance is not available for immediate dispatch, the procedures identified in Title 13, California Code of Regulations, Shall be complied with.

(Ord. 0-28-92 § 1 (part), 1992)

Ambulances Shall be maintained at all times in good mechanical repair and in a clean and sanitary condition.

A. Minimum Requirement. All Ambulances Shall be equipped with all safety and Emergency equipment required for Ambulances by the California Vehicle Code, the California Code of Regulations, the Local EMS Agency and administrative rules of the Fire Chief as the same are now Written or hereafter amended.

B. ALS and LALS Ambulance Equipment. In addition to the regular Ambulance equipment and supplies, the ALS and LALS Ambulances Shall also be equipped as required by administrative rules of the Fire Chief and the Local EMS Agency.

C. Maintenance of Emergency Equipment and Supplies. Dressings, bandaging, instruments, and other medical supplies Used for care and treatment of Patients Shall be protected so they are sterile when ready for Use. Provisions Shall be made to assure autoclaving or resterilization of Emergency equipment when required.

(Ord. 0-28-92 § 1 (part), 1992)

A. Every Person who operates an Ambulance within the City Shall comply with the requirements in the California Code of Regulations for Ambulance Drivers. The Driver of an Ambulance Shall be trained and competent in the proper Use of the Ambulance. The Driver Shall also hold a certificate as an Emergency Medical Technician I, II or P, unless the Ambulance Service Operator has been specifically exempted from this requirement by the City Council.

B. Ambulance Attendant. An Ambulance Attendant Shall be trained and competent in the proper Use of all Emergency equipment required by this chapter and Shall hold the required certification as an EMT-I. If the Vehicle is being Used as an ALS or LALS Ambulance, at least one Attendant Shall hold a certificate as an EMT-Paramedic for ALS Ambulances or a certificate as an EMT-II for LALS Ambulances.

C. Attendant Required. Each Ambulance being operated within the City Shall be staffed by both a Driver and Attendant, unless the Ambulance Service Operator has been exempted. The Attendant of an Ambulance Shall occupy the Patient compartment while transporting any Person in apparent need of medical attention.

An Ambulance Driver or Ambulance Attendant who is a California-licensed physician or a mobile intensive care nurse Shall be exempt from the Emergency medical training requirement of this section.

This section Shall not apply during any "State of Emergency," or "Local Emergency" as defined in the Government Code of the State.

(Ord. 0-28-92 § 1 (part), 1992)

Each Permittee Shall maintain complete and accurate records of all services provided and a log containing all dispatch and arrival times, locations, nature of service provided, names of recipients of services, total amounts charged, and such other information as May be specified in Fire Department Rules and Regulations. All records Shall be made under penalty of perjury and Shall be available for inspection and Copying by the Fire Chief at all times.

(Ord. 0-28-92 § 1 (part), 1992)

No Ambulance Shall charge more than the Following rates for Ambulance Service.

A. One Patient. The schedule of maximum rates that May be charged for Ambulance Service for one Patient Shall be as set by Resolution adopted by the City Council. The rate schedule is incorporated in this chapter by reference and is on file in the Office of the clerk of the City Council as provided in subsection H of this section.

B. Two or More Patients.

1. Each additional stretcher or gurney Patient carried at the same time May be charged the full base rate for response to the call and half the mileage rate.

2. Each additional sit-up Patient Shall be charged half the base rate for response to the call and half the mileage rate.

C. For group loads from the same origin to the same destination, Permittee Shall divide the total mileage rate equally among all the Patients, and if all the Patients are sit-up Patients, he Shall also divide the total base rate equally among the Patients.

D. No charge Shall be made for uninjured or well Persons who accompany a Patient.

E. Special Events. The maximum rate for Ambulance standby at a Special Event Shall be as set by Resolution adopted by the City Council.

F. All rates are to be computed from the time the Ambulance arrives for hire until the Ambulance is Discharged by the Patient or his Representative, attending physician, or Emergency receiving Facility.

G. A schedule of rates, including rates for special services, Shall be posted in a conspicuous place within each Ambulance.

H. The schedule of maximum rates for Ambulance Service Shall be subject to amendment by Resolution of the City Council. The clerk of the Council Shall mail a Copy of any such Resolution adopted by the Council to each Permittee, and the new schedule of maximum rates Shall be effective thirty Days after the adoption of the Resolution by the City Council. Three copies of the maximum rates as established by Resolution Shall be on file in the Office of the Clerk of the City Council.

I. Proposed rates for special services or proposed changes in such rates Shall be submitted to the Fire Chief for review. Such rates Shall be Approved by that officer before becoming a Part of any Permit and before being charged by any Permittee. The Fire Chief Shall approve proposed rates for special services, or proposed changes in such rates, if he finds that such rates are reasonable in relationship to the cost of providing the special services. The Decision of the Fire Chief to approve or disapprove special rates May be Appealed to the City Council in the same manner as provided in Section 5.49.130.

(Ord. 0-28-92 § 1 (part), 1992)

An Ambulance based and properly Permitted outside the City Shall be authorized to transport a Patient to or through the City, but Shall not be authorized to transport Patients originating in the City, except under the conditions of Section 5.49.150(B). In order to maintain proper medical support, communications will be maintained with the Ambulance dispatch center for the area. ALS Ambulances will establish and maintain communications with and medical control from a base station in conformance with the rules of the Fire Chief.

(Ord. 0-28-92 § 1 (part), 1992)

The Fire Chief May authorize a temporary operating Permit to an Ambulance Service based and properly Permitted by the California Highway Patrol outside the City up to thirty Days for special activities. Such temporary operation Permit Shall conform to the requirements of Section 5.49.080 and Shall contain such additional conditions and restrictions that the Fire Chief deems appropriate for the operation.

(Ord. 0-28-92 § 1 (part), 1992)

During any "State of War Emergency," "State of Emergency" or "Local Emergency" as defined in the California Emergency Services Act (Chapter 7 of Division 1 of Title 2 of the Government Code), as amended, each Ambulance Service Operator Shall provide equipment, facilities and personnel as required by the Fire Chief.

(Ord. 0-28-92 § 1 (part), 1992)

Whenever the Fire Chief or his Designate determines that Ambulance resources within the City are inadequate to respond to a City Emergency/disaster, a request for Emergency Ambulance mutual aid May be made to any Fire Chief or his Designate within the Local EMS Agency region, as required. Whenever the Fire Chief or his Designate receives a request involving Emergency Ambulance mutual aid from any Fire Chief or his Designate within the Local EMS Agency region, such resources Shall be provided as are available.

(Ord. 0-28-92 § 1 (part), 1992)

Any User of or Subscriber to an Ambulance Service contending that he has been required to pay an excessive charge for service or that he has received unsatisfactory services May file a Written complaint with the Fire Department setting forth such allegations. The Fire Department Shall notify the Ambulance Service of such complaint and Shall investigate the Matter to determine the validity of the complaint. If the complaint is determined to be valid, the Fire Department Shall take reasonable and proper actions to secure compliance with the conditions of this chapter.

(Ord. 0-28-92 § 1 (part), 1992)

The City Shall issue as many or as few Permits under this chapter as May be necessary or desirable for the benefit of the City.

(Ord. 0-28-92 § 1 (part), 1992)

A. The Fire Department Shall make all necessary and reasonable rules and regulations, subject to the Approval of the Council, covering Ambulance Service operations, Ambulance equipment, maintenance, Ambulance personnel, and for the effective and reasonable administration of this chapter.

B. The Fire Department Shall inspect the records, facilities, Vehicles, equipment and methods of operation whenever such inspections are deemed necessary.

(Ord. 0-28-92 § 1 (part), 1992)

All provisions of this chapter Shall be enforced by the Fire Department unless otherwise provided.

(Ord. 0-28-92 § 1 (part), 1992)

Any Person violating 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. The Violation of any of the provisions of this chapter Shall constitute a Nuisance and May be abated by the City.

(Ord. 0-28-92 § 1 (part), 1992)