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ORDINANCE NO. 2009-04 <br />INTRODUCED BY: Mayor Rinker and Council as a Whole <br />AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE CREATING <br />CODIFIEI) ORDINANCE CHAPTER 1523 RELATING TO <br />THE RECOVERY OF COSTS FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES <br />PROVIDED TO NON-RESIDENTS. <br />WHEREAS, it has been determined that Emergency Medical Services ("EMS") provided <br />by Mayfield Village to non-residents in the year 2007 and for the year of 2008 account for <br />approximately forty percent (40%) of all calls; and <br />WHEREAS, residents of Mayfield Village, employees of Mayfield Village and their <br />dependents, and non-residents who work in Mayfield Village pay taxes to Mayfield Village in the <br />form of real estate taxes and/or Mayfield Village income taxes which at present are considered as <br />full payment for any emergency medical services provided; and <br />WHEREAS, since non-residents do not pay taxes to Mayfield Village in the form of real <br />estate taxes and/or Mayfield Village income taxes, it has been deemed in the best interest of the <br />Village to implement a process to recover the costs for providing emergency services to such non- <br />residents, and non-residents only. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF MAYFIELD <br />VILLAGE, OHIO, THAT: <br />SECTION l. Chapter 1523, Recovery of Costs for Emergency Medical Services <br />Provided To Non-Residents, shall be enacted to read as set forth in Exhibit "A" attached hereto <br />and incorporated herein by reference and shall be effective February 1, 2009 or as soon thereafter. <br />SECTION 2. Furthermore, the Village has determined that the actual cost per run to be <br />charged in accordance with new Codified Ordinance Chapter 1523 shall be Twelve Hundred <br />Dollars ($1,200.00) per run for the year 2009. This number shall be reviewed on an annual basis <br />and adjusted accordingly. <br />SECTION 3. The Clerk of Council is authorized and directed to forward a certified copy <br />of this Ordinance to the codifier of Mayfield Village. <br />SECTION 4. The Council finds and determines that all formal actions of this Council <br />relating to the adoption of this Ordinance have been taken at open meetings of this Council; and <br />that deliberations of this Council and of its committees, resulting in such formal action, took place <br />in meetings open to the public, in compliance with all statutory requirements including the <br />requirements of Section 121.22 of the Ohio Revised Code.