HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 08091988 - 88-500 TME BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIr-OnNIA
Adopted this Order on August 9, 1988 _ by the fulluwIng vole:
AYES: Supervisors Powers, Fanden, McPeak, Torlakson
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: Supervisor Schroder
Resolution Number 88/500
SUBJECT: EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
WHEREAS, this Board of Supervisors proposes to establish, with the con-
currence of each city council, a County Service Area for the provision
of paramedic service, trauma care, and other emergency medical services
on a county-wide basis; and
WHEREAS, a county may levy an assessment upon each property within a
service area to pay . for cost of the services; and each assessment may
be determined by apportioning the total cost of the service, not other-
wise offset by other available revenue, to each property in proportion
to ' the estimated benefits to be received by each property from the
service; and
WHEREAS, a special advisory election will be held to determine whether
this Board of Supervisors should undertake the formation of an emergency
medical servies area and the levy of an assessment; and
WHEREAS, a schedule of benefit units reflecting the degree to which
different kinds of properties according to use would benefit from the
service has been established, and the estimated dollar value of the
benefit unit necessary to defray the cost of the service has been set
at five dollars and fifty cents per unit.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that this Board of Supervisors adopts the
attached Schedule of Benefit Units (Exhibit A) for the different kinds
of properties within the County as a guideline for purposes of the
advisory election-,to be held on November 8, 1988.
i BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Schedule of Benefit Units for different
kinds of property and the cost of emergency medical services provided
be reviewed following a public hearing to be conducted prior to any
initial assessment and annually, thereafter; but that the maximum
dollar value of each benefit unit shall in no event exceed ten dollars
annually.
1 hereby certli!y that this is a true and eorrr oscopy of
an action taken and entered on the minute.* 01 the
Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: August 9, 1988
PHIL BATCHELOR, Clerk of the Baprd
of Supervisors and County Administrator
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By � ryv .Deputy
Orlg. Dept.:
CC: Elections
County Administrator
Health Services
County Counsel
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