§ 10-52. Operator permit.

(a)

No person shall operate or cause to be operated for patient pick up in the city any transfer ambulance without first having obtained a transfer ambulance permit from the city.

(b)

Application for a transfer ambulance permit shall be made upon a form to be furnished by the city, who shall issue such a permit to an applicant only upon proof by the applicant that he has met the following requirements:

(1)

All accessory equipment must meet current state and federal requirements and the ambulance and accessory equipment shall be licensed and certified by the state department of health.

(2)

Each vehicle must be accompanied by two (2) attendants/drivers who are currently certified and who are registered by the state as emergency medical technicians.

(3)

Safety mechanisms of the vehicle must be operative and in good repair; including but not limited to headlights, taillights, turn signals, brakes, brakelights, emergency lights, windshield wipers, wiper blades, handles opening doors and windows, tires and spare tire.

(c)

An applicant shall pay to the city the applicable permit fee which is not refundable and which is on file in the city secretary's office for each year for January 1 through December 31.

(d)

Annual permits must be renewed on or before January 1 of each year. Each permit shall be numbered and must be posted in the interior of the transfer ambulance in a conspicuous place.

(e)

Any operator holding a permit to operate one (1) or more transfer ambulances, as provided by this article, who desire to add to his number of vehicles operated by him, shall obtain a permit for such additional vehicle from the city. There shall be no additional permit fee to add an ambulance or replace a permitted ambulance. No permit shall be issued until the applicant complies with the provisions of this article.

(f)

No person shall operate or permit the operation of a transfer ambulance on any emergency run or in response to any emergency call nor with the use of emergency lights and siren, unless requested to do so by the fire alarm dispatcher in case of a major catastrophe.

(g)

The applicant for an operator permit agrees, as an independent, at his own cost and expense to furnish nonemergency transfer ambulance service to the city in compliance with the terms and conditions, covenants and agreements in this article.

(Ord. No. 84-11-3, § III, 12-3-84; Ord. No. 88-9-4, § III, 9-19-88)