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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 2184RESOLUTION NO. 2184 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF AZUSA, LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL THEREOF, FIXING THE AMOUNTS TO BE PAID BY THE CITY TO PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS RENDERING SERVICES AT THE REQUEST OF THE CITY, AND REGULAT- ING SAID MATTERS. The City Council of the City of Azusa does resolve as follows: WHEREAS, occurences in the City of Azusa frequently take place wherein a natural person becomes incapacitated through illness or injuries is at the time apparently in immediate need of medical attention, but is unable by reason of such illness or injuries to himself or herself summon a physician: NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that in instances where physicians are called upon to render firJst aid to persons suffer- ing from injuries or illness within the City of Azusa, the City of Azusa will not pay the doctor, ambulance, hospital or other bill or bills or charges incident to such first aid unless the services on which such charges are based shall have been first requested to be rendered by a police officer in the employ of !the City of Azusa at the time. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that in no instance will the city pay for first aid rendered by any physician or any surgeon, at the request of a police officer in the employ of the City of Azusa at the time, in excess of the sum of $5.00 for first aid rendered in the daytime and x',7.50 for first aid rendered in the nighttime, which first aid must have been rendered by a physician and surgeon regularly license to practice at the time, which said amount of $5.00 for first aid rendered in the daytime and X7.50 for first aid rendered in the nightime by any such phys`cian and surgeon shall include all charges of any sort or description as well as x-rays and treatment. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that all provisions of this resolution regulating charges of $5.00 for first aid rendered in the daytime and $7.50 for first aid rendered in the nightime at the bequest of a police officer of the City of Azusa as aforesaid, shall likewise apply to any and all sobriety tests or other similar examinations. -1- BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that within the contemplation of this resolution services rendered in the daytime shall be construed to mean and include services rendered between 7:00 A. M. and 10:00 P. M. and services rendered in the nighttime shall be construed to mean a,nd include services rendered between 10:00 P. 14, and 7:00 A. ISI. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of Azusa shall pay no further charges for services rendered or examinations made or to be made by any physician or surgeon as aforesaid, unless and except such further charges be first authorized by a member of the City Council of the City of Azusa before the services are rendered on which such charges are based. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that payment by the City of Azusa of any bill or charge of any physician or surgeon shall not in any manner impede or prejudice the right of the physician or surgeon to collect a greater sum or any sum from the patient or the family or friends of the patient, or impede or prejudice the right of the City to recover from such patient or from his family or friends the amount paid by the City on behalf of such patient. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution shall be mailed by the City Clerk of the City of Azusa to each and every physician and surgeon having offices in the City of Azusa. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Resolution No. 1597 be and the same is hereby declared null and void. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the mayor shall sign this resolution and the City Clerk attest same and certify to the passage and adoption thereof. A' 7)4 g_ -A- -�, �� waiter alone,'ayor of the Ulty of Azusa. ATTEST: 9. Hyne , City Clerk of the City of Az a. Passed, approved and dopted this 2 day of � , 1948. - 2 - I hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly adopted by the City Council of the City of Azusa at a regular meeting of the Council of said City held in the regular Council Chambers of said City Council in said City February 2 , 19+8 and that the same was passed by the following vote of the Council: AYES: Councilmen: Nasser, Jumper, Memmesheimer, Dickerson, Malone NOES: None ABSENT: None GG M. A. Hyne, City Clerk of the City of Azusa. - 3 -