Sec. 11.4. Charge for ambulance service.

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(a)The board of trustees of a district may fix, charge, and collect fees not exceeding the reasonable cost of the service for ambulance services rendered by the district against persons who are not residents of the district and against businesses and other entities that are not located within the district.

(b)A fee charged under subsection

(a)shall be computed at a rate not to exceed $250 per hour and not to exceed $70 per hour per ambulance worker responding to a call for assistance. An additional fee may be charged to reimburse the district for extraordinary expenses of materials used in rendering ambulance services. No charge shall be made for services for which the total charge would be less than $50.

(c)All revenue from the fees charged under this Section shall be deposited to the district's general fund.