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Council adopts municipal code amendment defining EMS assist units
Summary
On second reading, the Jacksonville City Council amended Chapter 28 (Vehicles for Hire) to add definitions related to ambulance and EMS assist units. The ordinance passed unanimously on roll-call vote.
On what the record identifies as the second reading, the Jacksonville City Council adopted an amendment to the Jacksonville Municipal Code to add definitions in Chapter 28 (Vehicles for Hire), Article 2 (Ambulances and ambulance provider services), including a new exempt-agencies provision and definitions for EMS assist units.
Alderman Scott introduced the item as the committee report for Planning and Public Works. After the second reading and with no discussion recorded, the clerk called the roll. Council members Cook, Hannon, Henry, Lockman, Oltenetto, Reuben DeSellis, Scott, Watts and Williams voted yes; the motion carried.
The amendment adds definitions under the municipal code’s Chapter 28, Article 2, described in the meeting as adding Section 2081 (definitions) and new sections "20834, exempt agencies" and "20835, EMS assist units" (notation recorded in transcript as spoken numerals). The council discussion record shows no substantive debate or public comment on the item at this meeting.
Why it matters: the change places EMS assist units and exempt agencies within the vehicles-for-hire chapter’s definitions for ambulances and ambulance-provider services, which can affect how the city regulates ambulance-related operations and providers.
The ordinance passed on the council’s unanimous roll-call vote during the meeting.
