WILMINGTON, Del. — Wilmington City Council on May 1 adopted an ordinance to revise fees for ambulance and related services provided by the city's Fire Department, increasing basic service rates, deleting a charge for a cervical collar, and adding a loaded-mile charge.

A presenter for the administration told council the change "is gonna increase the rates for basic ambulance service and administration of oxygen, delete the cervical collar rate, and add a loaded mile rate." The ordinance directs the city to collect fees from private insurers as well as Medicare and Medicaid where applicable.

The ordinance was presented for third and final reading after committee review. The council record shows the measure was adopted during the May 1 meeting.

Council members did not substantially debate the technical fee changes during the public meeting; the ordinance was presented by the administration and then put to a vote. The minutes record the ordinance as adopted at that session.