City of Milwaukee - File #: 241361

• File #: 241361
• Version: 0
• Type: Resolution
• Status: In Council-Adoption
• File created: 12/17/2024
• In control: PUBLIC SAFETY AND HEALTH COMMITTEE
• Title: Resolution relating to the City’s Private Ambulance Service Agreements with Bell Ambulance, Inc. and Curtis-Universal, Inc.
• Sponsors: THE CHAIR

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
1/9/2025	0	PUBLIC SAFETY AND HEALTH COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION	Pass	5:0
12/17/2024	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number

241361

Version

ORIGINAL

Reference

231504, 221488, 211283, 211007

Sponsor

THE CHAIR

Title

Resolution relating to the City’s Private Ambulance Service Agreements with Bell Ambulance, Inc. and Curtis-Universal, Inc.

Analysis

This resolution extends the City’s existing Private Ambulance Service Provider Agreements for emergency medical services as the City works to negotiate a new Private Ambulance Service Agreement.

Body

Whereas, The Milwaukee Fire Department entered into Private Ambulance Service Provider Agreements for emergency medical services with Bell Ambulance, Inc and Curtis-Universal, Inc on December 19, 2017; and

Whereas, the 2017 Provider Agreements were amended on October 25^th, 2021, February 14^th, 2022, March 7^th, 2023 and February 27^th, 2024; and

Whereas, The parties are currently negotiating a new Provider Agreement, the details of which are not expected to be finalized prior to the expiration of the current agreement; and

Whereas, A further amendment to the 2017 Provider Agreements is necessary to extend the existing agreements, until the new Provider Agreement is finalized; and

Whereas, Further amendments to the 2017 Provider Agreements are in the best interests of the health, safety and welfare of the residents of the City of Milwaukee; now, therefore, be it

Resolved, By the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee, that the Fifth Amendment to each Private Ambulance Service Provider Agreement for emergency medical services between the City of Milwaukee and Bell Ambulance, Inc. and Curtis-Universal, Inc. is approved in a form substantially similar to the agreement attached to this file; and, be it

Further Resolved, That the Fire Chief is authorized to execute such agreements.

Requestor

FIRE DEPARTMENT

Drafter

Amanda Lewis

12-12-24

BLS Private Provider Fifth Amendment - RES