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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1047 04-23-1991ORDINANCE NO. 1047 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 11/2 -15.4, "AMBULANCE RATES AND SUPPLY CHARGES" OF CHAPTER 1 1/2, "SCHEDULE OF FEES" OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF EULESS, TEXAS, BY DELETION THEREFROM OF THE SPECIFIC LISTING OF CHARGES FOR AMBULANCE SUPPLIES; PROVIDING FOR CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL OF REVISED SUPPLY CHARGES; PROVIDING LOCATIONS WHERE CURRENT LISTS OF SUPPLY CHARGES MAY BE INSPECTED; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Euless, Texas, has heretofore approved a schedule of charges for medicines and supplies used on City— operated ambulances; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the costs to the City for such medicines and supplies fluctuate widely and rapidly; and WHEREAS, the City Council further finds that the City's emergency medical service system will be operated more efficiently if such changes in costs to the City are more quickly and accurately reflected in the schedule of charges imposed by the City for such medicines and supplies. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EULESS, TEXAS: I. That Subsection (b) "Supplies" of Section 1 1/2 -15.4 "Ambulance rates and supply charges." of Chapter 1 /2 "SCHEDULE OF FEES" of the Code of Ordinances, City of Euless, Texas, as amended, be hereby amended to delete the schedule of charges contained therein, and to hereafter be and read as follows: (b) Supplies. The charges for supplies shall be as approved by the City Council from time to time, and are subject to change by City Council approval at any time. A schedule of current charges for such drugs, medicines and other supplies is available for review at the administrative offices of the Euless Fire Department and in the office of the Euless City Secretary. ORDINANCE NO. 1047 Page 1 II. Severability Clause. That it is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council that the sections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses and phrases of this ordinance are severable, and if any phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section of this ordinance shall be declared invalid or unconstitutional by the valid judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect any of the remaining phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs and sections of this ordinance, since the same would have been enacted by the City Council without the incorporation in this ordinance of any such invalid or unconstitutional phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section. III. Savings Clause. That Chapter 1 1/2 shall remain in full force and effect, save and except as amended by this ordinance. WA Effective Date. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and publication as provided by the Euless City Charter and the laws of the State of Texas. PRESENTED AND GIVEN FIRST READING at a regular meeting of the Euless City Council on the 9th day of April , 1991; by a vote of 4 ayes, 0 nays, and o abstentions; GIVEN SECOND READING AND APPROVED at a regular meeting of the Euless City Council on the 23rd day of April , 1991; by a vote of 4 ayes, 0 nays, and 0 abstentions. APPROVED: wz �A Harold Samuels, Mayor ATTEST: Susan Crim, City Secretary AS TO FORM: land, City Attorney 0220a/dd/032891 ORDINANCE NO. 1047 Page 2