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CITY OF OWASSO, OKLAHOMA
ORDINANCE NO. 1228
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING PART 13, PUBLIC SAFETY, CHAPTER 2, FIRE DEPARTMENT, ARTICLE
C AMBULANCE SERVICE, OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF OWASSO,
OKLAHOMA, AMENDING IN PART VARIOUS SECTIONS, ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE,
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, AND REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF
ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF OWASSO, OKLAHOMA, THAT, TO WIT:
SECTION ONE (1): Section 13-230 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Owasso,
Oklahoma, shall be amended to read as follows:
SECTION 13-230 DEFINITIONS
The following terms when used in this chapter shall have the following meanings:
"ADVANCE LIFE SUPPORT" means the provision by an emergency medical provider of
advanced emergency medical care services which:
a) Exceed the level of basic life support as defined in the Emergency Medical
Service Improvement Act, Section 330.71 through 330.83 of Title 63 O.S. of
the Oklahoma State Statutes;
b) Include the use of sophisticated transportation vehicles and equipment and
telemetry communications;
c) Are staffed by advanced -level certified emergency medical technicians;
and
d) Are capable of providing onsite, pre -hospital, and inner -hospital mobile
intensive care in conjunction with specialized critical care units in
emergency departments in appropriately staffed healthcare facilities within
the State of Oklahoma;
"AMBULANCE" means any ground vehicle designated and equipped to transport and
provide emergency medical patient care to one or more acutely ill or injured persons,
such ground vehicle at all times meeting the requirements as set forth under the provisions
of Section Two (2) Subsection Three (3) of the Rules and Regulations of the Emergency
Medical Services Division, Oklahoma State Department of Health promulgated under the
"Emergency Medical Service Improvement Act", Sections 330.71 et seq. of Title 63 of the
Oklahoma State Statutes;
"AMBULANCE SERVICE" means the transport component of an emergency medical service
system possessing vehicles designed specifically for transport of the critically injured and
the sudden illness patient, equipped with life -supporting supplies and equipment as
defined under the provisions of the Emergency Medical Service Improvement Act, Section
330.71 through Section 330.83 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma State Statutes, to sustain the
patient at the scene and in route to a hospital. Further, such shall be construed and
interpreted to include personnel trained in emergency procedures, as defined in the
afore -referenced act, and capable of stabilizing the patient at the scene and maintaining
that stable condition while transporting the patient;
"EMERGENCY PATIENT" means an individual who is acutely ill, injured or otherwise
incapacitated or helpless and who requires emergency medical services;
"EMERGENCY TRANSFER" means the movement of an actually ill or injured patient from the
scene to a healthcare facility (pre -hospital), or the movement of an acutely ill or injured
patient from one healthcare facility to another healthcare facility (inter -facility), and
"LONG TERM CARE FACILITIES" include nursing homes, skilled nursing facilities, residential
care homes, assisted living centers, continuum of care homes (which include an assisted
living center and a nursing facility) and Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with
Intellectual Disabilities (ICF/IID) as licensed by the State Health Department.
"NON -EMERGENCY TRANSFER" means the movement of any patient in an ambulance
other than an emergency transfer.
SECTION TWO (2): Section 13-234 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Owasso,
Oklahoma, shall be amended to read as follows:
SECTION 13-234 PERSONS SERVED
A. Subject to the limitations set forth below, the emergency medical service to be
provided in the areas above referenced shall be provided at no charge above the
payment from an insurer under a policy of insurance, if any, providing coverage to the
following persons:
(1) Residents of the city residing within single-family dwellings and multi -family
dwellings, as defined under the zoning code of the city, whether same be
permanent structures or movable manufactured housing, as well as all
household members, both temporary and permanent, thereof;
(2) Persons residing within areas outside the corporate limits of the city, but
within the area included within Section 13-233, as well as all household
members, both temporary and permanent, who subscribe to the
ambulance service and pay the designated subscription fee; and
(3) Any other person within the designated area set forth in Section 13-233 in
need of emergency medical service for payment of the actual cost of the
service.
B. No person, residing outside the area of service as set forth in Section 13-233, shall be
allowed to participate in the subscription service provided for in this section.
SECTION THREE (3): Section 13-236 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Owasso,
Oklahoma, shall be amended to read as follows:
SECTION 13-236 FUNDING FOR AMBULANCE SERVICE
A. For areas within the corporate limits of the city receiving water service from the city
or areas within the corporate limits of the city receiving only sanitary sewer service from
the city, a water rate increase or a sewer rate increase, respectively, is established as
follows:
(1) For every single-family residence, whether same is permanent or movable
manufactured housing, multi -family dwelling, commercial, or industrial
establishment, as defined under the zoning code of the city, there is hereby a
fee of Four Dollars ($4.00) per month per residence or establishment above -
referenced, to be charged and collected on a monthly basis by the Owasso
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Public Works Authority as in the case of existing water, sewer and other utility
charges.
(2) Multi -family residential properties shall be charged a fee of Four Dollars ($4.00)
per month per occupied residential living unit:
a. There is a rebuttable presumption that eighty-five percent (85%) of the
total number of residential living units served by city utilities are
occupied. The number of presumed residential units shall be rounded
down, but to not less than one.
b. On or before March 31s' of each year, or upon request, Multi -family
property owners shall provide to the City of Owasso the total number of
residential living units occupied, which shall be used to determine the
monthly calculation as outlined in 13-236 A(2).
c. Multi -family residential property owners failing to comply, or fraudulently
representing the number of living units occupied, maybe deemed guilty
of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than seven hundred
and fifty dollars ($750.00).
B. For residents within Long -Term Care Facilities within the service area as referenced in
Section 13-233 and desirous of subscribing to the ambulance service for the benefit of the
person may do so upon the payment of a subscription fee of Forty-eight Dollars ($48.00)
per year.
C. For residents residing in areas outside the corporate limits, but within the service area
as referenced in Section 13-233, desirous of subscribing to the ambulance service for the
benefit of the person or the person's household members, whether same be temporary or
permanent, may do so upon the payment of a subscription fee of Seven Dollars ($7.00)
per month if such person is connected to the Owasso water and/orsewer system, or Eighty-
four Dollars ($84.00) per year if such person is not connected to the Owasso water and/or
sewer system.
SECTION FOUR (4): REPEALER
All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed
to the extent of the conflict only.
SECTION FIVE (5): SEVERABILITY
If any part or parts of this ordinance are deemed unconstitutional, invalid or ineffective,
the remaining portion shall not be affected but shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION SIX (6): DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
The provisions of this ordinance shall become effective thirty (30) days from the date of
final passage as provided by state law.
SECTION SEVEN (7): CODIFICATION
The City of Owasso Code of Ordinances is hereby amended as shown above and codified
in Part 13, Chapter 2, Sections 13-230, 13-234, and 13-236.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED this 17th day of December, 2024.
Alvin Fruga, Mayoi
ATTEST:
Heather Stewart, Deputy
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Julie Lombardi, City Attorney Julie Lo bardi, City Attorney
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