G-937 - 10/12/2010 - FIRE DEPARTMENT - OrdinancesORDINANCE 2010 -FD- EMS -G -937
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 3 -2-6A (DEPARTMENTAL FEES/
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES) OF CHAPTER 2 (FIRE DEPARTMENT)
OF TITLE 3 (PUBLIC SAFETY) OF THE VILLAGE CODE OF THE VILLAGE
OF OAK BROOK AND INCREASING FEES FOR USE OF EMERGENCY
MEDICAL SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE OAK BROOK FIRE DEPARTMENT
WHEREAS, the Village President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Oak Brook have
heretofore passed and approved Ordinance G -833 on February 27, 2007, which revised the fees charged
upon any person receiving emergency medical service and transportation provided by the Village of Oak
Brook; and
WHEREAS, the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Oak Brook have reviewed such
fees and deemed that adjustments in such fees are necessary to more properly reimburse the Village for
the costs of providing such services.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF
THE VILLAGE OF OAK BROOK, DU PAGE AND COOK COUNTIES, ILLINOIS as follows:
Section 1: That the provisions of the preamble hereinabove set forth are hereby adopted as
though fully set forth herein.
Section 2: That Section 3 -2 -5A of the Village Code of the Village of Oak Brook be and is hereby
amended to read as follows:
3 -2 -5: DEPARTMENTAL FEES:
A. Emergency Medical Services: As the Village, through its fire department, currently
provides emergency medical service to the Village, and the corporate authorities of the
Village deem it appropriate to impose a user charge for such service in order to defray
partially the cost to the Village of providing such service, a fee is hereby imposed upon
any person receiving emergency medical service and transportation for each use
provided by the Village as follows:
1. Eight hundred dollars ($800.00) for residents of the Village plus fifteen dollars
($15.00) per mile from the point of pick up to the hospital for basic life support
services.
2. One thousand, one hundred dollars ($1,100.00) for residents of the Village
plus fifteen dollars ($15.00) per mile from the point of pick up to the hospital
for advanced life support level I services.
3. One thousand, three hundred, fifty dollars ($1,350.00) for residents of the
Village plus fifteen dollars ($15.00) per mile from the point of pick up to the
hospital for advanced life support level II services.
4. Nine hundred, fifty dollars ($950.00) for non - residents plus fifteen dollars
($15.00) per mile from the point of pick up to the hospital for basic life support
services.
5. One thousand, two hundred, fifty dollars ($1,250.00) for non - residents plus
fifteen dollars ($15.00) per mile from the point of pick up to the hospital for
advanced life support level I services.
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6. One thousand, five hundred dollars ($1,500.00) for non - residents plus fifteen
dollars ($15.00) per mile from the point of pick up to the hospital for advanced
life support level II services.
Section 3: That this ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage, approval
and publication in pamphlet form as provided by law.
Section 4: All ordinances or parts thereof in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance are
hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict.
APPROVED THIS 12th day of October, 2010.
PASSED THIS 12th day of October, 2010.
Ayes: Trustees Aktiois Carson Saived. Wolin and Zannis
Nays:
Absent: President Craig and Trustee Mov
ATTEST:
Charlotte K. Pruss
Village Clerk