Section 5. Payments to the City.
Consideration for the rights, privileges, and immunities granted to AMR includes the benefits to be derived by the citizens of the City of Topeka from the maintenance and operation of an ambulance service under the terms and conditions of this franchise ordinance.
(a) The ambulance service franchise application fee prescribed by TMC 5.10.040 has been paid to the City Clerk.
(b) On or before April 1st of each year within the term of this franchise ordinance, the fees set forth in TMC 5.10.040(b) are due, including the business fee and an ambulance fee for each AMR ambulance in operation in the City. An ambulance fee for each additional ambulance placed into operation after the initial fee payment is due at the time the additional ambulance is licensed.
(c) Within 30 days of the presentation of an invoice to AMR by the City, AMR shall make payments to the City Treasurer for the following types of assistance:
(1) For each TFD response to AMR’s request for a nonemergency lift assist of any patient due to the patient’s weight, AMR shall pay a fee of $200.00 per transport. For purposes of this subsection, “nonemergency” means any request that was not initiated by a 911 call. Any time that such fee is incurred, TFD shall make written request for payment that includes the date, address, and TFD incident number. Upon receipt of the invoice AMR will process the request per AMR AP policy of net 45 days. (Ord. 20469 § 5, 12-12-23; Ord. 20399 § 5, 12-20-22; Ord. 20331 § 5, 12-14-21; Ord. 20275 § 5, 12-15-20; Ord. 20225 § 5, 12-10-19; Ord. 20105 § 5, 12-19-17; Ord. 20036 § 5, 12-6-16; Ord. 19975 § 5, 12-1-15; Ord. 19874 § 5, 1-7-14; Ord. 19797 § 5, 2-19-13; Ord. 19698 § 5, 2-7-12; Ord. 18782 § 2, 12-19-06.)