REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
August 6, 2024
FROM
LUTHER SNOKE, Chief Executive Officer, County Administrative Office
SUBJECT
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Ordinance Relating to Ambulance Service Rate Setting
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
1. Consider proposed ordinance relating to ambulance rates by updating the rate setting and adjustment procedures and policies established and published by the Local Emergency Medical Services Agency.
2. Make alterations, if necessary, to the proposed ordinance.
3. Approve introduction of the proposed ordinance.
* An ordinance of San Bernardino County, State of California, to amend Section 31.0820 of Chapter 8 of Division 1 of Title 3 of the San Bernardino County Code relating to the establishment and annual adjustment of ambulance service rates through the Local Emergency Medical Services Agency ambulance rate setting policy for San Bernardino County.
4. SCHEDULE ORDINANCE FOR FINAL ADOPTION ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 20, 2024, on the Consent Calendar.
(Presenter: Daniel Mu?oz, Interim EMS Administrator, 388-5807)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Operate in a Fiscally-Responsible and Business-Like Manner.
Provide for the Safety, Health and Social Service Needs of County Residents.
Pursue County Goals and Objectives by Working with Other Agencies and Stakeholders.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
The proposed ordinance will not result in the use of Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). It is the responsibility of impacted departments to ensure sufficient appropriation is included in their respective budgets for 2024-25 and future recommended budgets.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
San Bernardino County, in County Code section 31.0820 (County Code), establishes the process for setting and adjusting maximum ambulance rates an ambulance service provider may charge within San Bernardino County. This code section has not been updated in many years and...
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