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ORDINANCE NO. ~Cl.l s>
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO AMBULANCE RESPONSE TIMES AND AMENDING
6.40.060.
Annotated to show delotions and additions to the code sections being modified. Deletions
are bold lined through and additions are bold underlined.
WHEREAS, it is not necessary to establish the response times for ambulances by ordinance;
and
WHEREAS, response times are set administratively by the City of Ashland fire and police
departments.
THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF ASHLAND DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Amendment. Ashland Municipal Code Chapter 6.40.060 [Minimum Response
Times and Minimum Levels of Care] is hereby amended as follows:
6.40.060 Minimum Response Times and Minimum Levels of Care Procedures
.'\.. The ambulance operator shall have an ambulance response time within four minutes
or less 95% of the time for lif.o threatening emergencies determined to require advanced
or basic life support care and eight minutes or less 95%) of the time for all other non
emergent responses. (ORD 2838, S1, 1999)
B.-Ambulance operators and their employees shall comply with all procedures and protocols
outlined in the Jackson County EMS Standing Orders for this area.
SECTION 2. Severability. The sections, subsections, paragraphs and clauses of this ordinance
are severable. The invalidity of one section, subsection, paragraph, or clause shall not affect the
validity of the remaining sections, subsections, paragraphs and clauses.
SECTION 3. Codification. Provisions of this Ordinance shall be incorporated in the City Code
and the word "ordinance" may be changed to "code" I "article" I "section", "chapter" or another
word, and the sections of this Ordinance may be renumbered, or re-Iettered, provided however
that any Whereas clauses and boilerplate provisions (Le. Sections 2-3) need not be codified and
the City Recorder is authorized to correct any cross-references and any typographical errors.
The foregoing ordinance was first read by title only in accor ance with Article X,
se~c,tion 2(C) of the City Charter on the ~ 3" day of'YtI. , 2009,
and y PASSED and ADOPTED this /7 day of rIA , 2009.
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Barbara M. Christensen, City Recorder
SIGNED and APPROVED this /7 day of ::JIr~~ ~
J n Stromberg, Mayor
JL
Attorney
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