City of Milwaukee - File #: 151498

• File #: 151498
• Version: 2
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Dead
• File created: 2/9/2016
• In control: COMMON COUNCIL
• Final action: 10/11/2016
• Title: Substitute resolution authorizing the appropriate City offices to create Wisconsin Department of Revenue Tax Refund Intercept Program accounts on behalf of City-certified third-party ambulance service providers.
• Sponsors: ALD. WITKOWSKI
• Indexes: AMBULANCE SERVICE, FEES

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
10/11/2016	2	COMMON COUNCIL	ADOPTED	Fail	4:11
9/29/2016	2	PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE	HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR; Minutes note: Appearing: La Keisha Butler - ACA Ald Michael Murphy Martin Matson - Comptroller Steve Riegg - Deputy Chief MFD Atty. Franklyn Gimbel- Rep for Bell Ambulance Brian Randall - Rep for Paratech Ambulance Mr. James Baker president of Curtis Ambulance	Fail	1:4
9/29/2016	2	PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION	Pass	4:1
9/26/2016	2	PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
9/20/2016	1	PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE	SUBSTITUTED; Minutes note: Appearing: Grant Langley - CA LaKeisha Butler - ACA Martin Matson - Comptroller Mr. Langley recommend adoption of first resolution with following conditions: that ambulance service providers copy the city, electronically with any information they provide to the Department of Revenue under the TRIP Program, that providers provide to the city any information regarding collection rates they receive under the TRIP program, giving capability to audit any submitted documentation and/or collections, if need be, and that council authorizes someone from the Fire Department to provide the necessary information to the Department of Revenue. Mr. Langley also mentioned that current contract terminates December 31, 2017. City Attorney's Office is ready to include following points in negotiation for next year's contract: to consider wether or not some city positions should be included in the negotiations in respect to the TRIP program and sequencing of submission of matters to the Department of Revenue, so the city can be certified first in submitting debt for collection. Ald. Witkowski moved to direct the City Attorney to include in contracts negotiations that the ambulance service providers submit thier TRIP application after January 15 each year and delete existing debt and resubmit after January 15 each year. Ald. Witkowski moved adoption of this file as amended 5-0	Pass	5:0
9/20/2016	2	PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION	Pass	5:0
9/20/2016	1	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO	Pass	14:1
9/8/2016	1	PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE	HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR; Minutes note: Appearing: La Keisha Butler - ACA Martin Matson - Comptroller's Office Fire Deapartment	Pass	4:0
3/1/2016	1	COMMON COUNCIL	REFERRED TO	Pass	13:0
3/1/2016	1	PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE	RECONSIDERED; Minutes note: Appearing: Ald. Witkowski - Sponsor Martin Matson - Comptroller La Keisha Buttler - ACA Adam Wickersham - LRB Atty Brian Randall - Counsel for Paratech Ambulance Atty Frank Gimble - Counsel for Bell Ambulance Common Council President Michael Murphy Mr. James Baker - President of Curtis Ambulance	Pass	4:0
3/1/2016	1	PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION	Pass	3:1
2/18/2016	0	PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION; Minutes note: Appearing: Sponsor Ald. Witkowski ACA La Keisha Butler Martin Matson - City Comptroller Adam Wickersham - Legislative Reference Bureau Josh Gimble Rep for Bell Ambulance Wayne Jurecki Brian Randall Rep for Paratech Ambulance	Pass	3:0
2/12/2016	1	CITY CLERK	DRAFT SUBMITTED
2/9/2016	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
151498
Version
SUBSTITUTE 2
Reference

Sponsor
ALD. WITKOWSKI
Title
Substitute resolution authorizing the appropriate City offices to create Wisconsin Department of Revenue Tax Refund Intercept Program accounts on behalf of City-certified third-party ambulance service providers.

Analysis
This resolution authorizes appropriate City offices to create Wisconsin Department of Revenue Tax Refund Intercept Program (TRIP) accounts on behalf of City-certified third-party ambulance service providers. All costs associated with the municipal oversight of each TRIP account shall be paid by the certified third-party ambulance service provider requesting the account.

Body
Whereas, The City has certified four third-party ambulance service providers to perform Basic Life Support and transportation activities to augment the work of the Milwaukee Fire Department; and

Whereas, Enacted August 6, 2015, Wisconsin Act 59 states that a debt owed to an ambulance service provider operating pursuant to a contract with a municipality is considered a debt owed to the municipality if the debt relates to providing ambulance services to an individual in that municipality; and

Whereas, City-certified third-party ambulance service providers have requested that the City establish TRIP accounts on their behalf; and

Whereas, Any City-incurred costs associated with the management and oversight of the TRIP account shall be paid by the third-party ambulance service provider associated with the account; now, therefore, be it

Resolved, By the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee, that the appropriate City offices create a TRIP account for each City-certified third-party ambulance service provider upon request by the ambulance service providers, and, be it

Further Resolved, That after submitting files to the TRIP account, City-certified third-party ambulance service providers shall also submit TRIP files to appropriate City offices, and, be it

Further Resolved, That City-cer...