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This ordinance shall be known as the "Alameda County Emergency Medical Services Ambulance Ordinance." 6.114.020 PURPOSE The purposes of this ordinance are to: (A) Establish formal policies and regulations for issuing certificates and permits, and regulating the operation of ground ambulance services in Alameda County; ()3) Protect the public by assuring that ambulances operate safely and meet certain minimum levels and standards of equipment, staffing, and mechanical reliability; (C) Allow far adequate, appropriate, and efficient ambulance services in all areas of Alameda County; (D) Allow for the orderly and lawful operation of a local emergency and non- emergency medical services system pursuant to the provisions of Health and Safety Code Suction 1797 et seq.; and (L') Allow for all ambulance services tv be a part of the County EMS system with the necessary training, policies, procedures, and communication systems. 6.114.030 AUTHORITY WITHIN THE COUNTY AND CITIES (A) Upon adoption by the County Board of Supervisors, the ordinance shall apply within the county's unincorporated areas and to ambulance companies that transport intracounty but do not have a physical business location within the county. (13) Upon adoption by a city of the ordinance, the COUNTY shall have enforcement powers within that city. However, lack of adoption of all or part of this ordinance by a city shall not be interpreted as limiting any authority granted to the COUNTY by Division 2.5 of the California Health and Safety Code and the California Code of Regulations, Title 22, Division 9. 6.114.040 ORDINANCE ADMINISTRATION (A) The COUNTY shall be responsible for the administration of this ordinance, and shall make necessary and reasonable policies, procedures, and/or protocols for the effective and reasonable administration of this ordinance, These policies, procedures, and/or protocols shall be codified In the COUNTY'S Field Manual and Administration Manual and shall include, but not be limited to: (1) Response time standards far non-emergency responses In each area of the county (2) Identification of required clinical or operational reports and dispatch records (3) Personnel r®quirements (4) Equipment requirements (5} Vohicle requirements (6) Oth®r clinical, operational, and dispatch standards 4