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Hoover adopts fee for non-emergent lift assists by fire department
Summary
The Hoover City Council adopted Ordinance 262688 to allow the Fire Department to charge a fee to recover costs for non-emergent lift-assist responses to licensed assisted-living, residential care, nursing facilities and other health-care providers within the city.
The Hoover City Council voted unanimously to adopt Ordinance 262688, authorizing the Hoover Fire Department to charge fees to recover costs for non-emergent lift-assist responses to Alabama-licensed assisted living, residential care, nursing facilities and other health-care providers within the city.
The ordinance was presented for second reading; council members had no substantive questions about operational details during the meeting. The clerk conducted a roll-call vote with all seven members voting "I," and the ordinance passed 7–0.
The ordinance delegates implementation details—such as fee schedules and billing processes—to the Fire Department and appropriate staff and authorizes the mayor to execute any necessary documents to effectuate the ordinance.
