06/25/1974AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT made this 25th day of June ,
1974, by and between MONROE COUNTY, STATE OF FLORIDA, a political
subdivision of the State of Florida, hereinafter called "THE
COUNTY" and FISHERMEN'S HOSPITAL, INC., a non-profit Florida cor-
poration, hereinafter called "THE HOSPITAL",
WHEREAS, "THE COUNTY" and "THE HOSPITAL" desire to oper-
ate an ambulance service from the "THE HOSPITAL" premises in
Marathon, Florida, to service the area generally described as
being between Bahia Honda, Florida and Layton, Florida.
NOW THEREFORE, upon the following terms and conditions,
"THE COUNTY" and "THE HOSPITAL" agree to commence operation of the
above described ambulance service:
1. "THE COUNTY" agrees to pay to "THE HOSPITAL" all
costs, charges or expenditures necessary or incidental to the opera
tion of the ambulance service, which costs, expenditures or charges
are not actually received by "THE HOSPITAL" from patients as pay-
t for the ambulance services. In order to initially capitalize
s project, "THE COUNTY" shall set aside for the benefit of "THE
SPITAL" and the ambulance service the sum of TWENTY THOUSAND
1($20,000.00) DOLLARS as the projected cost of operation of the
ervices for a period of One (1) year. For the first Six (6)
the of this Agreement, "THE COUNTY" shall disburse to "THE
ITAL", from the above referenced TWENTY THOUSAND ($20,000.00)
, the sum of ONE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED SIXTY-SIX and 66/100
1($1,666.66) DOLLARS per month on the first day of each and every
th. "THE HOSPITAL" shall use said money solely for the opera -
ion of the ambulance service. At the end of the above referenced
ix (6) months, the parties shall audit the costs of the ambulance
service and re-evaluate the amount to be paid to "THE HOSPITAL"
Bach month for the operation of the ambulance service.
2. "THE HOSPITAL" in its sole discretion shall set the
fees to be charged for the ambulance service and "THE HOSPITAL"
shall have the sole authority and responsibility to render state -
is to patients for services rendered by the ambulance service.
"THE HOSPITAL" shall have the sole authority to determine the
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procedures to be used in the collection of fees for the use of
the ambulance service and "THE HOSPITAL" shall not be obligated
to initiate any suit law or other procedure in order to collect
said fee.
3. "THE HOSPITAL" shall keep accurate records of all
costs, charges and expenditures paid for the operation or benefit
of the ambulance service and "THE HOSPITAL" shall also make accu-
rate records of all fees billed for the use of the ambulance ser-
vice. A separate record shall be kept of all fees actually
received by "THE HOSPITAL" in payment for the ambulance service.
4. All fees actually received by "THE HOSPITAL" for
the use of the ambulance service shall be credited against the
costs, charges and expenditures made for the operation of the
said ambulance service. At the end of the first Six (6) month
period of this agreement, the accounts of the expenditures and
the actual receipts shall be the subject of the audit set out in No. 1
above. If, after said audit, it is determined that the projected
costs, charges and expenditures of "THE HOSPITAL" for the ambulance
service exceeds the actual receipts of fees received for the
ambulance service by an amount of more than ONE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED
SIXTY-SIX AND 66/100 ($1,666.66) DOLLARS per month, then "THE COUNTY"
shall set aside, in addition to the initial TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS
($20,000.00), an additional sum sufficient to insure the continuing
operation of the ambulance service for the next sSix (6) months. If,
after the audit, it is determined that the costs, charges and expendi-
tures of "THE HOSPITAL" for the operation of the ambulance service,
less the receipts actually received by "THE HOSPITAL" for fees for
the use of the ambulance service, are less than ONE THOUSAND SIX
HUNDRED SIXTY-SIX and 66/100 ($1,666.66) DOLLARS per month, then
"THE COUNTY" may decrease the monthly amount distributed to "THE
HOSPITAL" in accordance with the results of the audit; however, the
balance of the original TWENTY THOUSAND ($20,000.00) DOLLARS set
aside by "THE COUNTY" shall remain set aside to insure sufficient
funds for the continuing operation of the ambulance service for
the duration of this Agreement.
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The scope of the audit shall not be solely limited to a
calculation of costs, less receipts, but shall also consider any
projected increases or decreases in the costs of operating in the
service and any projected increases or decreases in the use or
demand for the ambulance service due to seasonal fluctuations
or otherwise.
5. "THE COUNTY" agrees to lease to "THE HOSPITAL" for
the sum of ONE and 00/100 ($1.00) DOLLAR per year the existing
county ambulance equipment owned by "THE COUNTY". This equipment
being described as one (1) 1973 eight (8) cylinder Dodge Ambulance,
ID #B28AF3XD91537, Tag Number X 5390 and one (1) 1970 eight (8)
cylinder Pontiac Ambulance, ID #262900P201315, Tag Number X 5389.
6. The ambulances described above as one (1) 1973 eight
(8) cylinder Dodge Ambulance, ID #B28AF3XD91537, Tag Number 5390
and one (1) 1970 eight (8) cylinder Pontiac Ambulance, ID
#262900P201315, Tag Number X 5389 shall be replaced by "THE COUNTY"
with a new ambulance when same is deemed necessary.
7. "THE HOSPITAL" shall furnish all necessary personnel
to operate the ambulance service on a Twenty -Four (24) hour basis.
"THE HOSPITAL" shall further maintain all ambulance service equip-
ment. All costs of "THE HOSPITAL" for such personnel and mainten-
ance shall be a cost, charge or expenditure within the meaning of
this Agreement. Additionally, "THE HOSPITAL" shall provide insurance
on the personnel operating the ambulance and insurance on the
ambulance in order to protect "THE COUNTY" from any public or pri-
vate liability. The cost of insurance shall be a cost, charge or
expenditure of the ambulance service within the meaning of this
Agreement.
8. The term of this Agreement shall commence on the
first day of July, 1974, and end on the 30th day of June, 1975.
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It is the intent of the parties to operate the ambulance service
upon the terms set out herein for a period of One (1) year as an
experiment to test the feasibility of such an ambulance service.
At the end of the first year the parties shall be free to enter
into any other agreements concerning the operation of the ambulance
service as the parties deem to be in their own best interests.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed
this Agreement this 25th day of June , 1974.
Signed, Sealed and Delivered COUNTY OF MONROE, STATE OF FLORIDA
in Our Presence
By:
Mayo of Mo roe ount and Chair-
man of the Board of County Com-
missioners (SEAL)
i Atte is
Clerk —dT he Circuit Court of Nrnn roe
County, Florida and ex officio Clerk
of the Board of County Commissioners
of Monroe County, Florida (SEAL)
FISHERMEN'S HOSPITAL, INC.
--:� By V(SEAL)
President
Attest. v. , (SEAL)
Secretary
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