O-70-218 - 2/5/1970ORDINANCE NO. 218
ORDINANCE OF TEE CITY Ji ROUND ROCK, TEXAS
REGULATING. ii.;.,31.,LETNCE :SERVICE
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR SERVICE BY TLE CITY ROUND aocK
PROVIDING FOR ILE OPERATION THEREOF TO BE UNDER TEE SUPERVISION
OF TEE CITY ADILI'.‘17,ST RAT OR: PROVIDING FOR TEE UHARGES FOR THE
U.SE' OF TEE ALLBULANCE SERVICE: PROVIDING T 0 N Rho
RECEIVES USE; OF SLOE i-Pv...BULS.NCE SERVICE AliD FAILS TO PAY FOR
iTHIB CIXT Y(60) DAYS AFTER. DESUAND IB PIT I NG THEREOF
SHALL BE GUILTY OF A NISDELEANOR: PROVIDING TEAT UPON BEING
NOT IP I ED 1 RITIBG OF SUCE OB LI GAT ION TO TL CITY OF ROUND
ROCK ANL FAILURE TO FAY TEE 0i.E WITHIN TEN (10) LAYS, WHICE
NOTICE SKILL BE FY REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED NAIL1113 RETURN.
RECEIPT REQUE3fED, TOGETHER WITH A 'COPY OF TEE CAiTIOF OF THIS
ORDINANCE, SHALL CONSTITUTE A PRESUY.PTION TEAT SUCH PERSON
FRAUDULENTLY UTILIZED SUCH. SERVICE: PROVIDING A FE:JALTY OF
NOT IN: EXCESS OF TWO ENDRED (4200.00) DOLLARS: AND DECLAR-
ING AN. ELERGEN0Y.
,ILEELEAS, it is necessary for public health and safety for the
C it y of Round ',took , Texas to provide ambulance service within and without
tbe City of hound Rock and by reason of the willful failure on the part
of a lar'fe nrinaer of persons utilizin ambulance service in the past to
Day therefor, and if continued such failure ,Jould endan,Ter and jeopardize
the contlnyed ator of such service:
2:TEREF 02E, F IT ORDAINED BY NE CITY Cu,NOIL 3F TUB
CIfY JF ROUND KOCK, TExAS
SECT ION I
The ambulance service equipment held by the City of Round Rock
shall beut lized as an ambulance service for persons requesting or
utilizing such service, which shall be svh:lect to the further provisions
of this ordinance, and sm:ch ambulance service shall be under the immediate
supervision of the 'City Administrator of the City of Aond Rock and such
equipment shall be Ip.e.ied at locations under the direction of such
O i ty Admini st rat or
SECT ION: II
it shall be unlawful for any other person, firm or corporatitn
to operata emergency ambulance service in the City of Roun Rock with-
out first obtannp written authorization. of the City Adinistrator.
aEOTIO.N III
rifly oerson who utilizes the ambulance service of the City of
Round. Rock, whether such person requested the in or net by reason of
energencies then existing, shall pay for such sc- -ices the amounts as
below sreolfied:
.il. From -within the territorial limits of the Oity of Round Rock
to either .i.ustin, 0=eorgetown or Taylor --
B, iron.ANIthin the boundaries of Williamson Ocunty outside
the territoral limits of Round Aock to either .6.-astin, ,''.-efargetown or
Taylor --
C. ninbulano service outside the boundaries of Jjiitarnson
County, Texas, is available only with the auproval of the Oity e,dministrator
of Round Rock, the following' charges shall be inade---23.00 plus 0,50 per
mile one Aay.
For night layovers In addition to
above
,-laiting time per hour shall be -----
500
Li,11 tripe in excess of 300 miles shall require one nlEht
layover time for tha crew of such ambulance1.i cross country trips
shall be payable In advance or by. val5d. Insurancecoverage.
SECT -13'11 I-V
nny person ho utilizes the amhulance service o.P the City of
hound ebe falls to ray for said service within sixty 'C:0) lays
after a statement .of costs for such service has been 7galeft to the
address of the usch or parent, in the event a minor Ls the user, Ahich
address shell he sufficieht for the ruroose of tnis ordinance, in
accordance viith the address 6ThIch is srprlied to the operator of the
ambulance or .which Is obtained from the heseital bere 3U011 r;erSOn
is delimvered, such notice and failure to ay shall be prima facie evidence
by the 0 t0 ofhound Rock for t'nms ourreeses of this ordlnahco.
JOTIOii V
It shall be prima facia evidence that the personutilizing such
servc,e did so with the intent to defraud upon a showing that such person
'aas notified in writilig sha bo by certified or registered m.ail to the
addross as is set forth in Section ?V hereof or by pesonal service o a
peace officer of the Olty of Round dock, and upon failure'of such person
to pay for such. Ind,btedness within t,,= (10) days after receipt of notce.
A cony of the caption of this ordinance shall accompany the notice for-
warded to the user of such services b certified or ren'Istered mall.
ITION VI
Inly person found to be guilty of violating the orovisions of this
ord'Lnarice shall be fined not in excess of I'.0 ELIORED (4200.00) DOLL&RS.
3013i4 VII
fhat all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith
be and the same are hereby reoealed.
l61TI3. VIII
whereas, the -willful failure of parsons u lzbng the ambulance
service of the City 5f Round Rock to pay for the usage thereof will endanger
and jeonardize the continned operation of such serviee, constituting an
emergency, the pasage of this ordinance is necessary for the protection of
the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the City 3f Round Rock,
and shall become effective upon Its passage and five (d) days after
publication.
a a3).a2iROVI), this 5th day of iebruary I.). 1970.
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