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ORDINANCE NO. 15 - 1978
ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING POLICY AND PRO-
. CEDURE FOR SETTING AMBULANCE SERVICE
CHARGES.
WHEREAS, the BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY,
FLORIDA is presently furnishing ambulance service to residents of
portions of both the incorporated and unincorporated areas of Monroe
County, Florida , and •
WHEREAS, the Commission has heretofore established Municipal
Service Taxing and/or Benefit units toward the end that residents
receiving the service will be required to pay as opposed to those
not receiving the service, and •
WHEREAS, in order to preserve the legislative purpose and . -
intent behind the Municipal Service Districts, it is necessary that
the Board be able to set and charge ambulance service charges when
providing said service from general revenue funds as is presently
being done,• now therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE
COUNTY,FLORIDA as follows :
Section 1. It is hereby declared an 'emerg.ency warranting
waiver of ordinance notice provisions and enactment of this Ordinance. .
through emergency ordinance provisions of Florida Statutes Chapter 125.
Section 2 . That. the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe
County, Florida be and it is hereby authorized from time to time to
• prescribe ambulance service charges. to be charged those persons
requiring ambulance service as provided by the Board of County Commis-
sioners,`and .fun.ded. 'from ',.General- Revenue Funds .
Section 3 . That the Director of Civil Defense shall recommend
to .the Board of County Commissioners the policy and procedure to be
followed , for the charging, billing and collecting for the ambulance
service provided by the County.
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That upon said recommendation, accepted wholly
or in part, the Board of County Commissioners shall by Resolution .
duly enacted set said policy and procedure and may from time to time,
by Resolution, modify, amend or supplement same.
Section 4 . This Ordinance shall take effect and shall be
deemed to have been filed when a -certified copy of same has been
accepted by the postal authorities of the Government of the United
States for special delivery by registered mail to the Department of
State of the State of Florida .
ORDAINED this 3rd day of October , A.D. 1978. ,
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA
BY
Ka.
ice Mayor/Chairman
Attest: -
C helr to the Board
i HERBY CERTIFY.Mat this eovurnent has
been revio+chew for legal s elth;i2 r;e3 ^°:j
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RICHARD G. P3
lisst. County Attar ay
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STATE OF FLORIDA
THE CAPITOL
TALLAHASSEE 32304
Jesse J. McCrary, Jr.
.Qavid Car:dwell
SECRETARY OF STATE
Director. Division of Elections
904/488-7690
October 10, 1978
Honorable Ralph W. White
Clerk of Circuit Court
Monroe County
500 Whitehead Street
Key West, Florida 33040
Attention: Virginia Pinder, Deputy Clerk
Dear Mr. White:
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 125.66, Florida
Statutes; this will acknowledge:
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Receipt of your letter/s of
and certified copy/ies of
County Ordinance/s No./s
~Ild
October 5
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Receipt of
relative to
County Ordinance/s
3. Receipt of an original/Is and certified copy/ies of
County Ordinance/s No./s
~ We have filed this/these Ordinance/s in this office
October 10 1978.
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We have numbered
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this/these Ordinance/s
and was/were filed in
1978.
this office
6. The original/duplicate copy/ies showing filing date
is/are being returned for your records.
Cordially,
NK/ mb
Mr~y Kavanau
Chie/t'Bureau of L
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