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hichita Falls, 'Texas
Memorial Auditorium Building
!;arch 7, 1967
Items 1 u 2
The Board of Aldermen of the City of Wichita Falls, Texas, met in called session
on the above date in the Council Room of the Memorial Auditorium Building at 9:10
A.M. , with the following members present:
R. C. Rancier Mayor
R. Kenneth Bill X
I). Clifford Burross X
James M. Davis X Aldermen
Leroy Daniel X
Max Kruger X
Cletus C. Schenk X
Bob Ilughey Assistant City Manager
I1. P. !lodge, Jr. City Attorney
ivilma J. Thomas City Clerk
The invocation was }riven by Alderman Daniel.
J Item 3
A proposed ordinance regulating ambulance transportation companies in Wichita
Falls was presented.
i ORDINANCE NO. 2310
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE REGULATION OF AJvIBULANCE TRANSPORTATION
COMPANIES IN 1%'ICIlITA FALLS, TEXAS; DEFINING TERMS USED HEREIN; PROVIDING
FOR LICENSE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY; PROVIDING FOR INSURANCE;
PROVIDING FOR ANNUAL LICENSE; PROVIDING FOR CHAUFFEUR REGULATION; PRO-
VIDING FOR Till: KEEPING OF RECORDS AND REPORTS; PROVIDING FOR E')UIP1N1LNT
STANDARDS; PROVIDING RULES AND REGULATIONS; PROVIDING FOR ATTENDANT
REGULATION; PROVIDINC ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS; PROVIDING FOR THE SEVERABILITY
OF ALL PROVISIONS HERI"OF; PROVIDING FOR TILE PEP}AL OF ANY AND ALL PRIOR
ENAC'M,LNTS INCONSISTENT OR CONFLICTING i';ITH THI; PROVISIONS HEREOF; :AND PRO-
VIDI�11G A PENALTY FOR VIOLATION HEPEOF.
City Attorney H. P. liodne, Jr. , explained that this ordinance was modeled,
in effect, after the one in M-lahoria City, which in turn was modeled after recomm-
endations made from various or;-anizations who are interested in this type of tiling.
Alderman Burross stated he felt that Section 7.2 regarding citizenship was
an unfair restriction to impose. Ile felt there might be some qualified persons
who iaere refugees who would be prohibited from workinn. lie also felt that epilepsy
should not be a restriction if a doctor would state that lie was under control and
treatment.
Dr. Charles Parker, Director of The Wichita Ilealth Unit, stated lie felt no
driver should be an epilectic; however, it would be permissible to have one as
an attendant. Stress, strain, and pressures involved would prohibit the driver
from being an epilectic.
Alderman Burross stated he did not feel this was a thing the City should
regulate. If the owner did not wish to hire someone then that discretion should
lie with the operator, and not as a legal restriction.
Alderman Schenk stated that if one infirmity was restricted, then they should
restrict all of them.
Moved by Alderman Burross that the qualification requiring American citizen-
ship in Section 7.2 be stripped from the ordinance.
Motion seconded by Alderman Daniel, and carried unanimously.
Moved by Alderman Burross that the section regarding physical infirmities
should read that if a patient is an epilectic, a physician's certification must
say that he is under control.
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Item 3 cont'd
This motion died for lack of a second.
Moved by Alderman Kruger that Ordinance No. 2310 be passed, with the one
amendment regarding citizenship.
Motion seconded by Alderman Bill, and carried by the following vote:
Ayes : Aldermen hill, Burross, Davis, Daniel, Kruger, and Schenk.
Nays : done
This ordinance will go into effect in 30 days.
Item 4
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A proposed contract was presented between the City of Wichita Falls and the
County of 41V'ichita, and Gold Cross Ambulance Service, Inc.
City Attorney Il. P. Hodge, Jr. , stated this was a two-year agreement to
furnish ambulance service in Wichita County as set out in the proposal, and
to charge fees set out therein. Each patient will be charged for the service.
If the charge has not been collected in 90 days, then the contractor will submit
the bill to the City and County for 75 percent of the cost not to exceed $1,000.00
each month. The County will pay 500 of this cost, and the remaining 50% will be
prorated between the City of Wichita Falls, Burkburnett, Electra, and Iowa Park.
The contractor agrees to operate wider all state laws and city ordinances as an
independent contractor. He will be no part of the City or County.
The changes discussed by the Board of Aldermen are incorporated in the
copy of the contract, which is attached, alone with the proposal.
In discussing the higher fees, it was pointed out that this is due to the
new wage and hour law, and also the operators previously had been doing this
more or less as a public service, and not for economic gain. David Alford,
Director of public: Safety, stated that these fees are not out of line with other
cities who have this same type of service.
Moved by Alderman Schenk that the contract with Gold Cross Ambulance
Service, Inc. , be approved, and that the flavor be authorized to sign the con-
tract for the City of l;ichita Falis.
Notion seconded by Alderman Kru(,er, and carried unanimously.
'savor Ftancier ex-ressed his gratitude for the fine spirit of cooperation
between the City of 1,ichita Falls, Wichita County, and the outlying; towns
surroundin<< ldicl it:a Falls.
i30b Ilughev, assistant City "Ianal;or, requested that the 130 employees who
j had per"ect attendance records in 196b be given an extra day's vacation this
year.
"loved by Alderman Bill that this request be (ranted.
'lotion seconded by Alderman Daniel , and carried unanimously.
'oved by Alderman Burross that the rccting be adjourned.
'-lotion seconded by Alderman Daniel, and carried unanimously.
The Board of Alderr.en adjourned at 10:00 rA."!.
1',\SSLJ rAvD APPROVED t}:is v day of � � �- � 1967.
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