HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 424 Amending the Fee and Use Schedule regarding Ambulance FeesTOWN OF WESTLAKE
ORDINANCE NO. 424
AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF WESTLAKE, TEXAS, AMENDING
ORDINANCE NO. 379 RELATING TO AMBULANCE SERVICE FEES;
PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE;
AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, on September 25, 2000, the Town of Westlake, Texas adopted
Ordinance No. 379 which approved the comprehensive fee and municipal fee schedule;
and
WHEREAS, subsequent to the passage of Ordinance No. 379, the Town of
Westlake commenced providing emergency medical service; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Aldermen determines that it is in the best interest of
the citizens of Westlake to adopt a fee for emergency medical services provided by the
Town.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF
ALDERMEN OF THE TOWN OF WESTLAKE, TEXAS:
SECTION 1: All matters stated in the preamble are hereby found to be true and
correct and are incorporated herein by reference as if copied in their entirety.
SECTION 2: That the Town of Westlake Municipal Fee and Use Schedule is
hereby amended by the addition of the following:
"Ambulance and EMS Fees:
BLS Emergency: $400.00
ALS I: $500.00
ALS 11: $700.00
Mileage: $.10 per mile"
All other provisions of Ordinance 379 remain unchanged.
SECTION 3 It is hereby declared to be the intention of the Board of Aldermen
that the phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs and sections of this ordinance are
severable, and if any phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section of this ordinance shall
be declared unconstitutional by the valid judgment or decree of any court of competent
jurisdiction, such 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 Board of Aldermen without the incorporation in this ordinance of any
such unconstitutional phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section.
SECTION 4: This ordinance shall be cumulative of all provisions of ordinances
of the Town of Westlake, Texas, except where the provisions of this ordinance are in
direct conflict with the provisions of such ordinances, in which event the conflicting
provisions of such ordinances are hereby repealed.
SECTION 5: This Ordinance shall become effective from and after the date of its
passage.
PASSED AND APPROVED ON THIS 26" DAY OF AUGUST, 2002.
ATTEST:
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Ginger Crosswy, Town Secretary
APPROVED AS TO
Scott , Mayor
Trent Petty, Town Mager
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THE STATE OFTEXAS
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PUBLISHER of the Alliance Regional
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was published In the Alliance Regional Newspapers, on the following dates, to -wit:
SEPTIE-MBER. 6, '2002
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