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Wylie council adopts small ambulance fee adjustment, citing new state limit on annual increases
Summary
The council approved an amendment to the city's ambulance service fees on March 10 to align with a recently cited state law (recorded in the meeting as 'Senate Bill 916'); staff said the change is modest, will be submitted by the March 23 deadline, and that multi-year catch-up increases are not permitted.
The Wylie City Council voted 5-0 on March 10 to adopt an amendment to the city’s fee schedule that adjusts ambulance service charges in light of a recently cited state law. Chief Blythe told the council the measure responds to the state’s restriction on how much ambulance billings may increase annually.
"On January 30 this past year, Senate Bill 916 was adopted," Chief Blythe said in presenting the ordinance,…
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