12613I RESOLUTION NO. 12,613
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3 A RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION OF AMENDMENTS TO
4 INTERLOCAL AGREEMENTS FOR MEMS AMBULANCE SERVICE BETWEEN THE
5 CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS AND THE CITIES OF CONWAY, MAUMELLE,
6 SHERWOOD, AND CABOT, ARKANSAS, TO PROVIDE FOR A SUBSIDY FOR
7 AMBULANCE SERVICE IN EACH RESPECTIVE SERVICE AREA; AND FOR OTHER
8 PURPOSES.
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10 WHEREAS, the Little Rock Ambulance Authority d /b /a Metropolitan Emergency Medical Services
11 ( "MEMS ") has experienced a significant reduction in Medicare reimbursement for ambulance services
12 beginning in 2002; and
13 WHEREAS, MEMS will receive $1.4 million dollars less in 2008 than would have been the case had
14 the rules not changed; and
15 WHEREAS, MEMS has identified projected direct costs of operations in each part of its service area
16 and also assigned a portion of the indirect overhead costs allocated by run volume; then compared such
17 costs to the expected revenue in each community for 2008; and
18 WHEREAS, the difference between the projected costs and the expected revenues is the amount of
19 the subsidy for 2008.
20 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY OF LITTLE
21 ROCK, ARKANSAS:
22 Section 1. The Board hereby authorizes the Mayor and City Clerk to execute amendments to
23 existing interlocal agreements for MEMS Ambulance Service and the Cities of Conway, Maumelle,
24 Sherwood, and Cabot, Arkansas to provide for payment of a subsidy to MEMS to cover costs for their
25 service area.
26 Section 2. Severabi(ity. In the event any portion of this resolution is declared or adjudged to be
27 invalid or unconstitutional, such declaration or adjudication shall not affect the remaining portions of
28 this resolution, which shall remain in full force and effect as if the portion so declared or adjudged
29 invalid or unconstitutional was not originally a part of this resolution.
30 Section 3. Repealer. All ordinances and resolutions, and parts thereof, which are in conflict with
31 any provision of this resolution are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict.
32 ADOPTED: November 20, 2007
33 ATTEST: APPROVED: ,
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Resolution
Inlerlocal Agreement between the City of Little Rock, Arkansas
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Resolution
Interlocal Agreement between the City of Little Rock, Arkansas
and Conway