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7/3/91
RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
APPROVE AN INCREASE IN THE TOTAL COLLECTION
COST OF THE TRANSPORT USER FEE FOR THE
CURRENT (1991) CONTRACT WITH AUTOMATED
MEDICAL SERVICES, INC. IN THE AMOUNT OF
$75,000, SAID INCREASE AUTOMATICALLY
RESULTING FROM INCREASED VOLUME OF USE BY THE
PUBLIC OF TRANSPORT SERVICES.
WHEREAS, there has been a tremendous increase in Emergency
Medical Responses, making it necessary that more resources be
directed in improving life support capabilities; and
WHEREAS, the increased number of citizens requiring life
support techniques has placed the Department of Fire, Rescue and
Inspection Services in a position where it is difficult to
respond to all calls for life support; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission adopted Ordinance No. 10767,
dated July 26, 1990, establishing a User Fee of $120.00 for Basic
Life Support, $180.00 for Advanced Life Support, $20.00 for
Oxygen Use, $6.00/mile for transportation from the scene to the
hospital, $20.00 for IV Solutions, $20.00 for Cardiac Monitoring,
$20.00 for Cervical Collar Use, and $20.00 for Special Handling
for use of the Emergency Transportation Service of the Fire,
Rescue and Inspection Services Department, said user fees being
charged to each patient receiving transportation services and to
be collected according to a procedure recommended by the City
Manager and approved by the City Commission; and
WHEREAS, the City entered into an agreement with Automated
Medical Services, on November 30, 1989 for its collection of the
Rescue Transport User Fees, for a period of one (1) year
commencing November 21, 1989 and ending November 20, 1990, with
provisions for two subsequent annual renewals at a cost to the
City not to exceed $52,000.00 and with said cost to be paid from
projected revenues of $480,000.00 from the transport user fee
revenues; and
CITY CoMMLSSION
MEETING 4F
JUL 11 1991
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WHEREAS, the anticipated cost of said agreement for the
current year is $127,000 to be paid from projected Transport User
Fee total revenues of $1,029,900;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The City Manager is hereby authorized to approve
an increase in the total collection cost of the Transport User
Fees for the current (1991) contract with Automated Medical
Services in the amount of $75,000, for a total annual amount of
$127,000, said increase automatically resulting from increased
volume of use by the public of transport services.
Section 2. This Resolution shall become effective
immediately upon its adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this llth day of July , 1991.
ATTES XAVIER UAREZ, MAYOR
MATT Y HIRAI, CITY CLERK
BUDGETARY REVIEW & APPROVAL:
MANOHAR SURAW, DIRECTOR
DEPARTMENT OFIBUDGET
FINANCE DEPARTMENT REVIEW AND
APPROVAL:
CARLOS GARCIA, DIRECTOR
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
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CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA r
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM CA2'1
TO Honorable Mayor and Members
of the City Commission
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FROM Cesar H. Odio
City Manager
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RECOMMENDATION:
DATE `UN 2 % 1991 FILE
SUBJECT : AUTOMATED MEDICAL SERVICES;
Contract Extension
REFERENCES
ENCLOSURES:
It is respectfully recommended that the City Commission adopt a
resolution authorizing the City Manager to increase the payment
to Automated Medical Services Incorporated for the collection of
the Rescue Transport User Fee by $75,000.00 for the current
contract period due to increase in incentive payments as a result
of increase in successful collections.
BACKGROUND:
On November 30, 1989, the commission passed Resolution #89-1034,
which approved a contract with Automated Medical Services (AMS)
for collection of Rescue Transport fees for the Department of
Fire, Rescue and Inspection Services. The resolution approved
the expenditure of $52,000 to AMS for the service from an
estimated $480,000 in revenues.
On January 1, 1991, the contract was amended to give AMS
additional incentives in hope of increasing revenues. The
performance of AMS has exceeded expectations. It is projected
that revenues for the current year will be $1,029,900 with a
projected incentive collection fee for the year of $127,000,
thereby creating a shortfall of $75,000 from the amount approved
in Resolution #89-1034.
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