HomeMy WebLinkAbout14335 1 RESOLUTION NO. 14,335
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3 A RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION OF A FIVE (5)-
4 YEAR EXTENSION OF THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN
5 THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, AKANSAS, AND THE CITY OF
6 SHERWOOD, ARKANSAS, TO ALLOW METROPOLITAN
7 EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES ("MEMS") TO CONTINUE TO
8 PROVIDE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES AND NON-
9 EMERGENCY ROUTINE TRANSPORTS IN THE CITY OF
10 SHERWOOD, ARKANSAS, PURSUANT TO AN EXCLUSIVE
11 FRANCHISE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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13 WHEREAS on December 6, 2006, the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, and the City of Sherwood,
14 Arkansas, have, by their respective Mayors, previously executed an Interlocal Agreement awarding an
15 exclusive franchise to Metropolitan Emergency Medical Services to provide Emergency Service and Non-
16 Emergency Routine Transport Ambulance Service to the citizens of the City of Sherwood,Arkansas; and,
17 WHEREAS, this Interlocal Agreement has furthered the governmental objective of both entities to
18 provide high quality Advanced Life Support (ALS) and routine transport ambulance service to citizens;
19 and,
20 WHEREAS, the current five (5)-year Interlocal Agreement expired on December 6, 2015, and the
21 City of Little Rock, Arkansas, and the City of Sherwood, Arkansas, desire to extend such Interlocal
22 Agreement for an exclusive franchise for a period of five(5)years to December 6,2020;
23 NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY
24 OF LITTLE ROCK,ARKANSAS:
25 Section 1. The Board hereby authorizes the Mayor to enter into a five (5)-year extension of the
26 Interlocal Agreement with the City of Sherwood, Arkansas, to December 6, 2020, granting MEMS an
27 exclusive franchise to provide Ambulance Services (emergency and non-emergency) to the City of
28 Sherwood,Arkansas.
29 Section 2. For purposes of this resolution, the term "Ambulance Services" shall include the
30 transportation and care provided the critically ill or injured prior to arrival at a medical facility and within
31 a medical facility subject to the individual approval of the medical staff and governing board of that
32 facility, and further the transport to or from medical facilities including but not limited to hospitals,
33 nursing homes, physician's offices, and other health care facilities, of persons who are infirm or injured
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1 and who are transported in a reclining position or who are ill but considered to be non-emergency in
2 status and who request ambulance transportation.
3 Section 3. Severability. In the event any portion of this resolution is declared or adjudged to be
4 invalid or unconstitutional, such declaration or adjudication shall not affect the remaining portions of this
5 resolution, which shall remain in full force and effect as if the portion so declared or adjudged invalid or
6 unconstitutional was not originally a part of this resolution.
7 Section 4. Repealer. All ordinances and resolutions, and parts thereof,which are in conflict with any
8 provision of this resolution are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict.
9 ADOPTED: May 3,2016
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13 san 7►�ngl: ,City Clerk Mark Stodola,Mayor
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17 Thomas M.Carpenter,City Atto.Sn•y
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