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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1994-268 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 7/27/94 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 RESOLUTION 94-268 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF AN AGREEMENT WITH STAT PHYSICIANS' SERVICE TO PROVIDE BILLING SERVICES FOR THE COLLECTION OF FEES FOR PARAMEDIC SERVICES. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. The Mayor of the City of San Bernardino is hereby authorized and directed to execute on behalf of said City an Agreement with Stat Physicians' Services, a copy of which is attached hereto, marked Exhibit "A" and incorporated herein by reference as fully as though set forth at length. SECTION 2. The authorization to execute the above-referenced 12 Agreement is rescinded if the parties to the Agreement fail to 13 execute it within sixty (60) days of the passage of this 14 resolution. 15 I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was duly 16 adopted by the Mayor and Common Council of the City of San Bernardino at a day of September 1 1 1 1 1 / 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 / / 1 / 1 1 1 / / 1 1 / / 1 1 / 1 1 / / / / / regular meeting thereof, held on the 6th , 1994, by the following vote, to wit: 1 94-268 1 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO AUTHORIZING THE 2 EXECUTION OF AN AGREEMENT WITH STAT PHYSICIANS' SERVICE TO PROVIDE BILLING SERVICES FOR THE COLLECTION OF FEES FOR PARAMEDIC 3 SERVICES. 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 AYES NAYS --X..- --X...- --X...- ----X- --X...- ----X- --X...- COUNCIL MEMBERS: NEGRETE CURLIN HERNANDEZ OBERHELMAN DEVLIN POPE-LUDLAM MILLER ABSTAIN ABSENT UA.cl--.L~~ e E~./'-Aj RACHEL CLARK, City Clerk y , { A.~ The foregoing resolution is hereby approved this day of September , 1994. Approved as to form and legal content: JAMES PENMAN City Attorney By~~a_- ~-7~ 'TOM MINOR, Mayor City of San Bernardino 2 1 94-268 AGREEMENT 2 THIS AGREEMENT, made and entered into this ;('ij~ day of 3 --A1:Jh~- , 1994 by and between the CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO, 4 a Charter city ("city") and a California Corporation doing 5 business as STAT Physicians' Services, hereinafter referred to as 6 "Provider" WITNESSETH: 7 WHEREAS, city did accept the proposal of the Provider, 8 NOW THEREFORE, THE PARTIES HERETO AGREE AS FOLLOWS: 9 1. RECITALS 10 This Agreement is made and entered into with respect to the 11 following facts: 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 2 . 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 /11/ A. The City has implemented a paramedic subscription program for its residents and City currently bills those program subscribers as well as those who use the paramedic service but are not subscribers; and, B. That Provider is qualified to provide such billing services to the city; and, therefore, the City has elected to engage the services of Provider upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth. SERVICES Provider shall perform those services specified in that certain proposal dated June 20, 1994, hereinafter called "Proposal", a copy of which Proposal is on file in the Office of the city Clerk and by this reference incorporated herein and made a part hereof though fully set forth herein. Per- formance of the work specified in said Proposal is made an obligation of Provider under this Agreement, subject to any 1 1 2 3 3. 4 5 6 7 4. 8 9 10 11 12 13 5. 14 15 16 17 6. 18 19 20 7. 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 III 94-268 changes made subsequently upon that mutual written agreement of the parties. SCOPE The services to be performed by Provider under this Agreement shall include, but are not limited to, those services specified in Proposal. FEE Compensation to Provider for the total services to be rendered pursuant to this Agreement shall be in an amount of not to exceed eight percent (8%) of amounts collected by Provider under the billing program. Said amount shall be deducted weekly from amounts collected and remitted to City. EXTRA SERVICES No extra services shall be rendered by Provider under this Agreement unless such extra services first have been authorized in writing by the city. PAYMENT BY CITY Payment for all services rendered pursuant to this Agreement shall be made in accordance with Paragraph 4 hereof. CITY SUPERVISION The Finance Director of the city of San Bernardino, or his/her designee, shall have the right of general supervision of all work performed by Provider and shall be the city's agent with respect to obtaining Provider's compliance hereunder. No payment for any services rendered under this Agreement shall be made without the prior approval of the Finance Director, or his/her designee. 2 1 8. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 9. 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 10. 21 22 23 24 25 26 11. 27 28 11/ 94-268 TERM The term of this Agreement shall be for three years, commencing October 1, 1994, and continuing to and including September 30, 1997. Upon expiration of the term of this Agreement, City shall have the right to extend the same for an additional two (2) year period to and including September 30, 1999. Should City elect to extend the term of this Agreement, city shall so notify the Provider in writing thirty (30) days prior to September 30, 1997. TERMINATION OF AGREEMENT The city shall have the right to terminate this Agreement upon giving a thirty (30) day written notice of such termination to Provider. In the event of such termination, the City Administrator, or his/her designee, based upon termination, shall determine the amount of fees to be paid to Provider, for such finding by the City Administrator, or his/her designee, and approved by the San Bernardino Mayor and Common Council, shall be final and conclusive as to the amount of such fee. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR Provider shall act as an independent contractor in the performance of the services provided for in this Agreement and shall furnish such services in Provider's own manner and method and in no respect shall Provider be considered an agent or employee of the city. NONASSIGNMENT This Agreement is not assignable either in whole or in part by 3 1 2 12. 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 13. 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 14. 27 28 /11 94-268 Provider without the written consent of City. INDEMNIFICATION Provider hereby agrees to, and shall hold City, its elective and appointive boards, officers, agents, and employees, harmless from any liability for damage or claims for damage, for personal injury, including death, as well as from claims for property damage which may arise from provider's negligent acts, errors or omissions under this Agreement. Provider agrees to, and shall defend city and its elective and appointive boards, officers, agents and employees from any suits or actions at law or in equity for damages caused, or alleged to have been caused, by reason of any of the aforesaid negligent acts, errors or omissions. EOUAL OPPORTUNITY CLAUSE Provider shall not discriminate in its recruiting, hiring, promotion, demotion or termination practices on the basis of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, age or physical handicap in the performance of this Agreement and shall comply with the provisions of the state Fair Employment Practices Act as set forth in Part 4.5 of the Division 2 of the California Labor Code, the Federal civil Rights Act of 1964, as set forth in Public Law 88-352, and all amendments thereto; Executive Order 11246; and all administrative rules and regulations issued pursuant to such acts and order. UNAUTHORIZED ALIENS Provider hereby promises and agrees to comply with all of the 4 94-268 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 III 12 I I I 13 I I I 14 I I I 15 I I I 16 I I I 17 I I I 18 I I I 19 I I I 20 III 21 I I I 22 III 23 III 24111 25 III 26111 27 I I I 28 / / provisions of the Federal Immigration and Nationality Act (8 USCA 1101, et weq.), as amended; and, in connection therewith, shall not employ unauthorized aliens as defined therein. Should Provider so employ such unauthorized aliens for the performance of work and/or services covered by this contract, and should the Federal Government impose sanctions against the city for such use of unauthorized aliens, Provider hereby agrees to, and shall, reimburse City for the cost of all such sanctions imposed, together with any and all costs, including attorney's fees, incurred by the City in connection therewith. 5 94-268 AGREEMENT WITH STAT PHYSICIANS' SERVICES, INCORPORATED FOR BILLING SERVICES. 1 2 IN WITNESS THEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement 3 on the day and year first above written. 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 city of San Bernardino ~~ om Minor, Mayor Approved as to form 11 and legal content: Attest: ~k~ 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 By: ~d2 ./ Provider STAT PHYSICIANS' SERVICES P.O. Box 2310 San Bernardino, CA 92406 /) () By: Ifj{.,,~./~fi~ President