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Fire ALS/BLS Billing Services
Fire & Rescue Department
EFA Tammy Powell (x3515)
Revised
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Authorizing the Mayor to accept bids and enter into a contract for the Advanced Life Support (ALS) & Basic Life Support (BLS) transport billing and collection service; authorizing the acceptance and deposit of revenues into the General Fund; authorizing the expenditure of funds; and declaring an emergency.
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SUMMARY & BACKGROUND:
The Toledo Fire and Rescue Department (TFRD) seeks to continue to provide both Advanced Life Support (ALS) & Basic Life Support (BLS) transport services within the boundaries of the City of Toledo.
The City of Toledo desires to continue a fair and equitable procedure to collect fees for the ALS/BLS transport services and will be responsible for program administration, oversight and entry of incident/run specific data necessary for billing purposes.
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NOW THEREFORE Be it ordained by the Council of the City of Toledo:
SECTION 1. That the Mayor is authorized to accept bids and award contracts for the billing and collection of transport fees for the Advanced Life Support (ALS) & Basic Life Support (BLS) under terms and conditions acceptable to the Director of Law and Director of Fire.
Section 2. That the Mayor is authorized to accept and deposit fee revenues into the General Fund Account Code 1001-53000-3341002STDSTD.
SECTION 3. That the expenditures are authorized for the payment of billing collection services from the General Fund Account Code 1001-53000-3341002STDSTD for the purposes identified in Section 1.
SECTION 4. That the Finance Director is authorized to issue their warrant or warrant against the above Account Code in payment of the above-authorized obligations upon the proper voucher or vouchers.
SECTION 5. That this Ordinance hereby is declared to be an emergency measure and shall be in force and effect from and after its passage. The reason for the emergency lies in the fact that same is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, safety and property, and for the further reason that the Ordinance must be immediately effective in order for the City to continue the billing and collection process for the ALS & BLS transports.
Vote on emergency clause: yeas 10 nays 0.
Passed: March 17, 2026, as an emergency measure: yeas 10, nays 0.
Attest:
Julie A. Gibbons Vanice S. Williams
Clerk of Council President of Council
Approved: March 20, 2026
Wade Kapszukiewicz
Mayor