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Sec. B2-01. - Administrative fees.#
There is hereby established administrative fees as follows: (1)
Credit card processing fee. Whenever in this Code or in any ordinance of the city a utility charge, fee, fine, penalty or other charge is established, the city may accept credit card payments for any and all utility charges, fees, fines, or penalties owed to the city; and a processing fee of two percent is hereby established each time a credit card is used to pay a bill for water, wastewater, electric, garbage and other utility services provided by the city; for purchase of goods or service at the municipal golf course; and all other municipal fees, fines, court costs or other charges.
(2)
Service charge. A service charge, in an amount equivalent to that charged for the collection of a check drawn on an account with insufficient funds, is hereby established to be charged if, for any reason, a payment by credit card is not honored by the credit card company on which the funds are drawn.
(3)
Bad check fees. Whenever a check tendered to the city for payment of water, wastewater, electric, garbage or other utility service; or for payment for any other municipal fees, fines, court costs or other charges, is not honored by the drawee due to non-sufficient funds in the account on which the check is drawn, or for any other reason, a bad check fee in the amount of $25.00 shall be charged against the drawer of the check.
(Ord. No. 2024-08, § 1, 3-12-24)
Sec. B2-02. - EMS service fees.#
There is hereby established EMS service fees as follows: (1)
Any person who utilizes the services of the emergency medical services department, whether such person requested same or not by reason of emergencies then existing, shall pay the following fees for such services:
Base rate for basic life support service (BLS/NON) .....$1,132.00.
Base rate for basic life support service (BLS/EMRG) .....$1,342.00.
Base rate for advanced life support service (ALS/NON) .....$1,207.00.
Base rate for advanced life support service (ALS1/EMRG) .....$1,742.00.
Base rate for advanced life support service (ALS2/SCT) .....$2,042.00.
Extra Attendant .....$164.00.
Burnet County .....$500.00.
Treatment No Transport .....$150.00.
ALS ambulance stand-by services private events .....$150.00 per hour.
ALS/BLS Routine/Disposable Supplies .....$52.52.
Infection Control .....$10.00.
Oxygen/supplies .....$135.00.
Mileage rate .....$21.00. ;f2; (to be modified periodically to reflect changes in fuel rates.)
Equipment rate—Shall be established for equipment on the ambulance at a rate based on the depreciation of such equipment.
Rates for emergency medical supplies shall be the actual cost of the supply multiplied by 280 percent.
(2)
The city will accept insurance assignments as a method of payment for Medicare and Medicaid and will file or cause to be filed Medicare and Medicaid claims as appropriate.
(3)
The city council from time-to-time contracts to provide services with other entities at rates established in such contract. Rates as established in approved contracts shall control over this section where there is a conflict between the rates established in such contract and this section.
(4)
The city manager is authorized to make reasonable adjustments from time to time to the mileage and equipment fees for emergency medical services in accordance with subsection (1).
(Ord. No. 2005-13, § 3, 8-9-05; Ord. No. 2023-49, § 1, 1-9-24; Ord. No. 2024-08, §§ 1, 3, 3-12-24)