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EV E R E T T City Council Agenda Item Cover Sheet <br /> 4A <br /> Project title: Amending of Emergency Medical Services Ordinance 3205-10 <br /> Council Bill#interoffice use <br /> Project: Emergency Medical Services Ordinance 3205-10 <br /> CO, ..Id-V4 Partner/Supplier : N/A <br /> Agenda dates requested: Location: N/A <br /> 1st Reading 12/11/19 Preceding action: Ordinance 3205-10 passed 12/22/10 <br /> 2nd Reading 12/18/19 <br /> 3rd Reading&public hearing Fund: 153 Emergency Medical Services <br /> 1/8/19 <br /> Briefing <br /> Proposed action Fiscal summary statement: <br /> Consent This proposed change will increase the revenue realized by Fund 153, Emergency Medical <br /> Action x Services.Using 2018 transport totals,this proposed increase in transport fees would have <br /> Ordinance x resulted in an overall increase of transport billing of$654,358.Though last year's billing recovery <br /> Public hearing percentage was just over 50%,the percentage of marginal recovery for increase billing will likely <br /> be lower than this due to fixed reimbursement programs such as Medicare and Medicaid. <br /> x Yes No <br /> Budget amendment: <br /> Yes x No <br /> 'owerPoint presentation: Project summary statement: <br /> Yes x No This ordinance amends the transports fees identified in the current Emergency Medical Services <br /> Attachments: (EMS)ordinance.The EFD currently bills for EMS transport at a rate that is much lower that of <br /> None other agencies in Snohomish County and of comparable agencies in King or Pierce Counties. <br /> Transport rates were last adjusted in January of 2017,when they were increased by a CPI based <br /> Department(s)involved: figure of 1.99%.This ordinance proposes that the following transport fee schedule be <br /> Fire, Legal implemented: <br /> Basic Life Support(BSL):$680.00 <br /> Contact person: Advanced Life Support,Level 1(ALS1):$890.00 <br /> Rich Llewellyn Advanced Life Support,Level 2(ALS2):$980.00 <br /> Mileage:$18.50/mile <br /> Phone number: <br /> 425-257-8115 The proposed amounts are based on a comprehensive survey of transport fees charged by other <br /> fire agencies in Snohomish,King,and Pierce Counties.The proposed BLS rate brings the EFD into <br /> Email: alignment with other agencies in Snohomish County,whose average rates are$677.30.The <br /> RLlewellyn@everettwa.gov proposed rates for ALS1 and ALS2 transports bring EFD into alignment with comparable agencies <br /> within the three-county survey area,where the average rates are$892.60 and$981.60, <br /> respectively.These proposed ALS rates remain significantly lower than the overall average for <br /> Snohomish County,which are$985.80 for ALS1 and$1079.30 for ALS2. <br /> Initialed by: <br /> 1,A., e.9444_,P,....P <br /> Depa n- t head <br /> Recommendation(exact action requested of Council): <br /> A. inistr ;n <br /> 4111/ Adopt the amended ordinance relating to Emergency Medical Services. <br /> Co ciiPresident <br /> 15 <br />