HomeMy WebLinkAboutD-1180 Amend D-1042Ja~vo,,qrcr} AMEND~TRD~ANCE D-1042
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A SPECIAL NON-REVERTING
CAPITAL FUND FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS
CONNECTED WITH PARAMEDIC. EMERGENCY AMBULANCE AND
FIRE SERVICE FUND 102
WHEREAS, in 1980, the City of Carmel and Clay Township petitioned the Board of
Hospital Trustees of Riverview Hospital, the Hamilton County Council and the Hamilton
County Commissioners to establish and approve a county-wide tax levy for the purpose of
funding an advanced life support system in Clay Township as well as other townships within
Hamilton County, Indiana; and
WHEREAS, said tax levy was established and Riverview Hospital has been
administering paramedic services for Clay Township from 1981 forward, with equipment and
capital improvements supplies by both the City of Carmel and Clay Township; and
WHEREAS, as a result of Riverview's administration of this program, the City has
received directly surplus revenues generated by Riverview Hospital based upon paramedic
services administered by Riverview in the Township; and
WHEREAS, effective October 1, 1995, Riverview Hospital will no longer provide
paramedic services or administration to the City of Carmel or Clay Township as paramedic
and ambulance services will be provided by the Carmel Fire Department and administered by
the City of Carmel; and
WHEREAS, based upon consultation and agreement between the Township and the
City, the City desires to establish a non-reverting capital fund to maintain user fees and the
Hamilton County Emergency Medical Services Tax for the purpose of acquiring and/or
replacing capital improvements and equipment necessary to maintain paramedic, emergency
ambulance and fire service.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Common Council of the City of
Carreel that the City establish a special non-reverting capital fund for the purpose of
maintaining revenues received from Carmel Ambulance Services and the Hamilton County
Emergency Medical Services Tax for the purpose of acquiring and/or replacing capital
improvements and equipment necessary to maintain paramedic, emergency ambulances and
fire service hereinafter referred to as the "Paramedic, Emergency Ambulance and Fire
Service Capital Fund", to be administered and maintained by the City of Carmel as set forth
hereafter:
AMENDMENT ORDINANCE D-1042
1 ) The Capital Funds will be funded from revenues provided by Carmel
Ambulance Services as a result of the City of Carmel's administration of the
paramedic and emergency ambulance services and from monies received from
the Hamilton County Emergency Medical Service Tax.
2) The funds held in the Capital Fund shall be accounted for and maintained
separate and apart from other City funds and invested with interest thereon
deposited into the Capital Fund as provided by law;
3) The funds held and accounted for in the Capital Fund shall be withdrawn only:
a) upon proper appropriation by the legislative body of the City of
Carmel; b) upon written agreement between the City of Carmel and Clay
Township authorizing expenditures; and c) for the purpose of making capital
expenditures supporting paramedic, emergency ambulance and fire service.
4)
Capital equipment and improvements acquired from the funds held in the
Capital Fund shall be titled in the name of the City and/or the Township as set
forth in written agreement between the City and the Township at the time of
expenditure; and
5) At such time as the City of Carmel terminates its administration of paramedic
and ambulance services and/or the City and Township do not provide
paramedic and ambulance services or fire protection services to Clay Township
as a whole by joint agreement, all unexpended funds maintained in the Capital
Fund shall be distributed to the City and to the Township based upon the City
and Township's proportionate monetary contribution toward fire protection of
Clay Township under prior Contracts for Fire and Protection between the City
and the Township.
The life of the Paramedic, Emergency Ambulance and Fire Service Fund shall be perpetual
unless terminated by subsequent ordinance duly enacted by the City of Carmel legislative
body.
~~)~AMENDED ORDINANCE D-1042
This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after passage by the Common
Council of the City of Carmel and its approval by the Mayor.
THIS I ~ DAY OF
PASSED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARMEL, INDIANA
50~~ ~e¢' , 1995.
T. Presiding Officer
ATTEST:
-8~aan W. ~a,,rs, Clerk-Treasurer
Presented by me as the M~yor of the City of Carmel, Indiana, this
. o, btc, 1995, at the hour of "7 PM
son, Mayor
day of
ATTEST:
. ~uoan W. Jones, Gt~rk-Treasurer