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ORDINANCE NO. 58
AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF ROLAND, IOWA,
2003, BY ADDING A NEW CHAPTER ESTABLISHING THE ROLAND RESPONSE
TEAM.
BE IT
ENACTED
by the City Council of the City of Roland, Iowa:
SECTION
1. NEW SECTION.
The Code of Ordinances of the City of Roland, Iowa, 2003, is
amended by adding a new Chapter 37, entitled ROLAND RESPONSE
TEAM, which is hereby adopted to read as follows:
37.01 ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE.
A Response Team service is hereby established to provide faster
emergency medical care. The Response Team shall provide
emergency medical care, when dispatched by the Story County Law
Enforcement Center, and continue to give assistance until more
qualified medical personnel arrive. The Story County Law
Enforcement Center shall consider the geographic location of the
medical emergency, the Response Team, and the ambulance as to
their ability for timely arrival. The Roland Response Team
shall provide service in the same geographic area as defined by
the Roland Fire Department.
37.02 ORGANIZATION.
All members shall be State certified and hold a minimum
certification level of First Responders. Any person having the
necessary qualifications may become a response member, with the
approval of the response’s protocol. The Council shall be
notified of any changes in personnel. The Response Team shall
elect its board members to be approved by the Council. The
Board shall consist of a Director, an Assistant Director, a
Secretary and Treasurer. Board members will be elected for a
one-year term.
37.03 DIRECTOR.
The Director shall have the following duties:
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General. Perform all duties by this chapter.
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Command. Maintain efficiency, discipline, and control of
the Response Team. The members shall, at all times, be
subject to directions of the Director.
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Property. Maintain and have full control over all equipment
and supplies used by or belonging to the Response Team.
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Records. Cause to be kept records of the Response Team
personnel, operating costs, minutes of proceedings, number
of responses, location, and an analysis of their type.
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Reports. Compile and submit to the Mayor and Council an
annual report on the status and activities of the service,
as well as such other reports as may be requested by the
Mayor or the Council. These reports shall be submitted to
the Clerk on or before the last day of the calendar year.
37.04 ASSISTANT DIRECTOR.
The Assistant Director shall help in any way with the duties of
the Director when assistance is required.
37.05 SECRETARY.
The Secretary shall take minutes of all meetings, keep records
of projects, and perform other clerical duties as directed by
the Director.
37.06 TREASURER.
The Treasurer is responsible for submitting bills and moneys to
the Clerk.
37.07 MEMBERSHIP.
The Response
Team shall consist of volunteer persons who are in good health
and at least 18 years of age. Members must be certified or in
training to be certified to a level of care recognized by the
Iowa Department of Public Health for emergency medical care.
The Response Team may adopt such rules and regulations as deemed
advisable, not inconsistent with this Code of Ordinances,
Council rules or the laws of the State.
37.08 TRAINING.
Each member shall maintain the minimum standards required by the
State Bureau of EMS for the level of certification each member
holds. All members shall maintain current certification in
Basic Cardiac Life Support.
35.09 COMPENSATION.
Members of
the Response Team shall receive such compensation as shall be
determined by resolution of the Council.
37.10 MEETINGS.
All members shall attend each monthly meeting. The date and
time is subject to change if needed. All meetings shall be held
in accordance with this Code of Ordinances and the Code of Iowa.
37.11 GENERAL RULES.
The Roland Response Team shall comply with the voluntary First
Response Service Standards promulgated by the Iowa Department of
Public Health, Emergency Medical Services. Members shall abide
by all rules of this chapter.
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All
members agree to take calls whenever available.
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All
members shall find their own substitutes, if for any
reason they cannot be on call for their scheduled call
time. They must notify the Director or Assistant
Director to insure coverage of that call time period.
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Members that are on-call or responding to calls shall
not consume any alcoholic beverages or take any
medication which could possibly affect their ability to
perform during a call.
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No
member shall give out any information about any response
call. This is confidential information.
37.12 FINANCING AND ACCOUNTING.
Moneys collected by the Response Team shall be deposited through
the office of the Clerk. Any payments made shall be by check
drawn by the Clerk and approved by the Council only upon
adequate report or bills relating thereto as required by law,
ordinance or Council directive. All funds, accounting and
budgets shall be in accordance with the ordinances of the City.
The budget and expenditures shall not exceed the cash on hand
for the Response Team.
37.13 WORKER’S COMPENSATION.
The Council
shall contract to insure the City against liability for worker’s
compensation and against statutory liability for the costs of
hospitalization, nursing, and medical attention for volunteer
response team members injured in the performance of their duties
as response team members whether within or outside the corporate
limits of the City. All volunteer response team members shall
be covered by the contract.
37.14 LIABILITY INSURANCE.
The Council
shall contract to insure against liability of the City or
members of the response team for injuries, death or property
damage arising out of and resulting from the performance of
departmental duties within or outside the corporate limits of
the City.
SECTION
2. REPEALER.
All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with the
provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed.
SECTION
3. SEVERABILITY CLAUSE.
If any section, provision or part of this ordinance shall be
adjudged invalid or unconstitutional such adjudication shall not
affect the validity of the ordinance as a whole or any section,
provision or part thereof not adjudged invalid or
unconstitutional.
SECTION
4. WHEN EFFECTIVE.
This ordinance shall be in effect from and after its final
passage, approval and publication as provided by law.
Passed by
the Council the 23rd day of June, 2008, and approved
this 23rd day of June, 2008.
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Samuel Juhl,
Mayor
ATTEST:
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Deneen
Frost, City Clerk
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I certify
that the foregoing was published as Ordinance No. 58 on the 2nd
day of July, 2008.
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Deneen
Frost, City Clerk
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