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ORDINANCE NO. 70-9-380
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 31-13 "INSPECTION AND APPROVAL;
REQUIRED WARNING SIGNALS" IN ARTICLE II "AMBULANCES" OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES CITY OF PADUCAH
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF
PADUCAH, KENTUCKY:
SECTION 1. That Section 31-13 "Inspection and Approval;
Required Warning Signals" of the Code of Ordinances City of Paducah,
Kentucky, be amended and reordained so that said section as amended
and reordained shall read as follows:
"Section 31-13 Inspection and approval; required warning
signals; personnel qualifications, and equipment.
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate any ambulance
or other vehicle used primarily for the transportation of sick or
injured persons in the city, until such ambulance or vehicle has been
inspected and approved by the Chief of Police, or someone under his
direction, as to its condition with regard to the safety of its
operation and as to its warning signals and equipment, and each such
vehicle shall have a minimum of one flashing red light and one siren,
and each such vehicle operated in the city shall be inspected at least
once each six months. All vehicles used for the operation of such
ambulance service in the City of Paducah shall be not more than five
years old and shall be equipped with such equipment as may then be
listed on the minimum equipment list of the Committee on Trauma bf the
American College of Surgeons. All persons operating ambulance vehicles
in the City of Paducah shall possess all required vehicle operator's
licenses and shall possess currently valid American Red Cross Standard
and Advanced Training Certification and shall be at least twenty years
of age. Every ambulance in operation shall have at least two trained
persons, one driver and one attendant, for each ambulance call, and
all attendants shall possess the same minimum qualifications as
required for ambulance drivers."
SECTION 2. This ordinance amends Section 2 of an ordinance
pertaining to ambulances adopted November 20, 1957.
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SECTION 3. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and
after its adoption.
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Mayor
Passed by the Board of Commissioners September 18, 1970
Recorded by Sarah Thurman, City clerk, September 18, 1970.