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Home My WebLink About2274ORDINANCE NO. 42,2-74 AN ORDINANCE of the City of Port Angeles, Washington, establishing a Medic I Program and a utility charge for funding such program; amending Sections 1 and 2 of Ordinance 2055; amending Sections 13.16.010 and 13.16.020 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code; and adding a new Chapter 8.36 to the Port Angeles Municipal Code. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ANGELES DOES ORDAIN as follows: Section 1. A new chapter is hereby added to the Port Angeles Municipal Code to read as follows: CHAPTER 8.36 MEDIC I PROGRAM Sections: 8.36.010 Purpose 8.36.020 Medic I Program Established 8.36.030 Rate - Charge 8.36.040 Rate - Payment Section 8.36.010 Purpose. The purpose of this Ordin- ance is to benefit the public health and welfare by providing Medic I emergency medical and advanced life support services and to provide an appropriate method of funding such services. Section 8.36.020 Medic I Program Established. The City of Port Angeles shall institute through the Fire Department a Medic I Program to provide emergency medical and advanced life support services. Section 8.36.030 Rate - Charge. Each utility account of the City of Port Angeles shall be charged $1.30 per month for the Medic I Program. Section 8.36.040 Rate - Payment. The monthly charge for the Medic I Program shall be placed on the monthly utility bill of each utility account within the City of Port Angeles and shall be collected in accordance with the normal collection procedures as provided for in Chapter 13.16 PAMC. -1- Section 2. Section 1 of Ordinance 2055 and Section 13.16.010 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code are hereby amended to read as follows: Section 13.16.010 Authorized Officers Designated. A. The City Manager, or his designee, shall keep an ac- 0.4 count for electric current, water, sewer snf solid waste used by any person, business, or other entity within the City, and for the monthly Medic I Program charge to be paid by every utility account within the City. B. The City Manager, or his designee, shall place against these accounts all charges for electric current, water, and sewer and solid waste service used by that person, business or other entitity and for the monthly Medic I Program charge to be paid by every utility account. Such charges shall be made in accordance with the terms of those ordinances of the City establishing the rates and fees for those services. C. The City Manager, or his designee, shall also place against these accounts any service charges or other charges connected with the provision of utility service, in accordance with the terms of those ordinances of the City establishing the rates for those types of services. Section 3. Section 2 of Ordinance 2055 and Section 13.16.020 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code are hereby amended to read as follows: Section 13.16.020 Bills - Preparation, Delivery. A. The City Manager, or his designee, shall establish a monthly system of billing for the five utility services described in this Chapter. The billing shall be a consolidated billing for all utilities. B. Once prepared, this bill shall be delivered to the cus- tomer, by depositing it in the United States Mail, addressed to the address shown on the application for utility service submitte by the customer to the City or upon any change of address sub- mitted by the consumer to the City. C. Deposit in the United States Mails pursuant to subsec- tion B of this section shall be deemed full and complete notice to the consumer of the nature and amount of any particular utility billing. Section 4 - Severability. If any provision or section of this Ordinance, or its application to any person or circum- stance, is held invalid, the remainder of the Ordinance, or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances, shall not be affected, and to this end the provisions of this Ordinance are declared to be severable. Section 5 - Effective Date. This Ordinance shall become effective on December 1, 1983. PASSED by the City Council of the City of Port Angeles at a regular meeting of said Council held on the MI: day of , 1983. 046firVL4 MAY 0 R ATTEST: oh,,, 64, Merri' A. Lannoye, City C1J Tc' APPROV AS TO FORM: 4.2 Craig D. K tson, City Attorney PUBLISHED: