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ORDINANCE NO. 72-8-686
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT
FOR AMBULANCE SERVICE IN PADUCAH, KENTUCKY, BETWEEN THE CITY OF
PADUCAH AND ANGELS OF MERCY, INC., AND PRESCRIBING THE TERMS AND
CONDITIONS UPON WHICH SUCH CONTRACT SHALL BE MADE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF
PADUCAH, KENTUCKY:
SECTION 1. That the City Manager be, and he is hereby
authorized to execute, on behalf of the City of Paducah, a contract
to provide for ambulance service in the City of Paducah, Kentucky,
between the City and Angels of Mercy, Inc., said contract to contain
the following provisions:
(a) The contract shall be for the period of September 1, 1972
through December 31, 1973;
(b) The Angels of Mercy, Inc. shall comply with all ordinances
of the City of Paducah and all laws of the Commonwealth of Kentucky;
(c) All employees of Angels of Mercy, Inc. who shall serve as
an ambulance driver or attendant shall possess currently valid
American Red Cross Standard and Advanced Training Certifications
and shall be at least twenty years of age;
(d) All vehicles used for operation of the service shall be
not more than five years old and shall be equipped with such equipment
as may currently be listed on the minimum equipment list of the
Committee on Trauma of the American College of Surgeons and such other
equipment as may be required by ordinances of the City of Paducah;
(e) At least two trained persons, one driver and one attendant,
shall be carried on each ambulance for each ambulance call which is
covered by the contract;
(f) The service to be rendered for the consideration hereafter
named shall be to respond to all official calls regarding accidents
on all highways, roads, streets and other such ways for vehicular
traffic within the City of Paducah, Kentucky;
(g) The consideration to be paid by the City for such service,
shall be as follows:
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$400.00 per month for the months of September, October, November
and December of 1972, $1,200.00 for the month of January 1973, and
$800.00 per month thereafter during the term of this contract. All
payments shall be made by the 10th of each month in which the payment
is due.
(h) The contract shall contain an option for the City to renew
the contract for an additional two year period with annual payments
of $10,000.00 each for the years 1974 and 1975, which payments shall
thereafter be made in the same manner as payments have been prescribed
for the year 1973.
(i) In the event the County of McCracken authorizes a comparable
contract with Angels of Mercy, Inc. for services in McCracken County
outside the City of Paducah, the contract may be executed as a joint
contract between the City of Paducah, the County of McCracken and
Angels of Mercy, Inc.
SECTION 2. The Board hereby finds that an emergency exists
and this ordinance shall therefore be introduced and read and remain
on file for one week in the completed form in which it shall be put
upon its final passage, and if adopted shall be in full force and
effect immediately thereafter.
Z/ �II 71�c
Mayor
Introduced by the Board of Commissioners August 22, 1972
Passed by the Board of Commissioners August 29, 1972
Recorded by Sarah Thurman, City Clerk, August 29, 1972.