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- e e e e . ORDINANCE NO. 1127 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 4, AMBULANCES, OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, REQUIRING T~T A COpy OF TIlE CHAUFFEUR'S LICENSE OF EACH DRiVER BE FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK; PROVIDING THAT ATTENDANTS MUST BE EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER; REQUIRING THAT EACH DRIVER MUST HAVE A CURRENT EMERGENCY CARE ATTENDANT CERTIFICATE; REQUIRING THAT EACH ATTENDANT MUST HAVE A CURRENT EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN CERTIFICATE; REQUIRING THAT SUCH CERTIFICATES BE FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK; REQUIRING THAT COMMUNICATIONS ON ,RADIO AIRWAYS 'BE BRIEF, PUNCTUAL AND FACTUAL; PROVIDING THAT ANY PERSON VIOLATING THE TERMS OF THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE DEEMED GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR AND UPON CONVICTION THEREOF SHALL BE FINED IN ANY SUM NOT MORE THAN TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS ($200.00); AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE: Section 1. The Code of Ordinances, City of La Porte, Texas is hereby amended by adding a section, to be numbered 4-2~, which said section reads as follows: "Sec. 4-2~ Copies of Chauffeur's Licenses to be Filed. "Each emergency ambulance operator must file with the City Clerk a photostatic; copy of the current chauffeur's licenses issued by the Texas Department of Public Safety, of each person employed by him who operates or drives an emergency ambulance upon the s tree ts - of the City." Section 2. Section 4-3(1) of the Code of Ordinances, City of La Porte, Texas is hereby amended to read as follows: "(1) The attendant must be eighteen (18) years of age or older." Section 3. Section 4-4 of the Code of Ordinances, City of La Porte, Texas is hereby amended to read as follows: "Sec. 4-4 Driver and Attendant must be Certified. (a) It shall be unlawful to 'operate or drive, or cause to be operated or driven, an emergency ambulance on the public streets of the City of La Porte for the purpose of furnishing emergency ambulance service unless the dirver thereof has a current Emergency Medical Technician certificate issued by the Texas Department of Health. (b) Each emergency ambulance operator must file with the City Clerk, a photostatic copy of each certificate required under this section." Section 4. Section 4-14 of the Code of Ordinances, City of La Porte, Texas is hereby amended to read as follows: "Sec. 4-14. Failure to render emergency first aid and assistance. lilt shall be unlawful for the driver or the attendant of an emergency ambulance to fail to render emergency first aid and