The Clifton Record (Clifton, Tex.), Vol. 98, No. 35, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 1, 1993 Page: 3 of 32
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THE CLIFTON RECORD, Wednesday, September i, 1993 Page 3A
. AMBULANCE
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Sunset Home He would have
accepted Medicare assignments
Jesseph agreed that he would
have pursued collections for all
services provided
The city would have to have
made available to Jesseph a building
from which to operate, pay utility
bills, and compensate T-Med, Inc, at
$2,500 a month, for an annual
subsidy of $30,000 a year, for five
years.
“This bid is contingent on secure
financing and the acquisition of the
two ambulances from the hospital
and city," Jesseph explained in his
bidding letter
Alpha Care proposed a one-year
contract. It recommended an annual
subsidy of $25,000 each from the
city, Bosque County, and the
hospital
“This would amount to a payment
of $2,083 per month, per entity,"
Holifield explained in his bidding
letter “Since Medicare and other
insurance groups never make 100
percent payments that are billed,
the subsidy is necessary."
Faye Rainey-Thomas of East
Texas Medical Center Emergency
Medical Service, Tyler, appeared
before the council to explain what
her firm could offer the city. She
said that her company did not
submit bids
She said that the organization
would “try to offer a variety of
options to meet city or county
needs."
Under her firm's existing setup,
individuals who are not ambulance
service subscribers pay a fee of
$323 per call, plus mileage The
company operates in Franklin,
Ellis, Navarro, Henderson,
Edgewood. Mineola, Smith, Rusk,
Panola, Gladewater, and Harris
counties.
Former Alderman Joe White, an
emergency medical services
technician, told the council that it
“will be hard to find anything
cheaper,” in referring to bids
received. “It just takes money to run
an ambulance service at the level
the Department of Health says that
it has to be at."
“Right now, we can't handle it,”
commented Mayor Hollingsworth.
White said that a paid
ambulance service was preferable to
a volunteer force.
“Transfers eat up time," he said.
“Working volunteers don’t have the
hours to make a patient transfer to
Dallas."
Rainey-Thomas agreed with
White
“Financially, volunteers can't get
tied up for that length of time." she
observed.
The hospital plans to terminate
its present ambulance service Sept
30 for financial reasons
Hill CountyCommissioners'Coun
recently turned down a request for
financial assistance from ambulance
groups operating in Hill County,
according to the Hillsboro Reporter
One of the firms, AlertCare of
Hillsboro, receives a $62,000 subsidy
to provide service for the City of
Hillsboro, the newspaper reported
Paul Murray, supervisor for
AlertCare in Hillsboro, told the Hill
County court that ambulance
service companies need fiscal
assistance to keep up with the large
numbers of 9-1-1 emergency calls
being received for services across
the county, according to the
newspaper
‘Hubbard volunteer ambulance
representative Will Gelltlmeier
explained that his city's ambulance
has sat idle the past two years
during daytime hours, because
volunteers are not available to
answer calls," the Hillsboro Reporter
stated.
Hill County Judge Tommy
Walker commented that “we are a
poor county and there is no money
in the budget for this. Unless we
come into a windfall, it is totally out
of the question." the newspaper
declared
“The possibility of passing
legislation in Austin to create an
Emergency Medical Service taxing
district was discussed as a possible
option for funding The judge said
no work session to discuss the issue
is planned," the article said
District Court Handles
Several Criminal Cases
MERIDIAN - Several criminal
cases were disposed of recently in the
220th Judicial District Court, with
Judge James E. Morgan presiding The
dispositions, as reported by District
Clerk Diana M. Wellborn, included
Leonardo Martinez, Clifton, pleaded
guilty to a May, 1992, indictment on a
charge of felony driving while
intoxicated and was sentenced to one
year in the Bosque County Jail, a $500
fine, court costs of $13L50, and
suspension of driver's license for one
year.
Rodney Eggan Willis, Clifton,
indicted in May on a charge of
aggravated sexual assault and placed
on deferred probation, pleaded true to
a motion to proceed with adjudication
of guilt He was continued on deferred
probation, with the additional
condition of 120 days in the county
jail, to be served within six months.
Vinson Gerald Powers, Bryan,
indicted in January, 1992, on a charge
of felony driving while intoxicated
and placed on probation, pleaded true
to a motion to revoke probation He
was continued on probation, with an
additional condition of 120 days in the
county jail, to be served within 10
months.
Roy Roundtree Stewart, Richland,
indicted in April on a charge of felony
driving while intoxicated, pleaded
guilty and was sentenced to five
years' probation, a $1,000 fine, 200
hours of community service, one
year’s suspension of driver's license. 10
days in the county jail, attendance at
a driving while intoxicated course,
and $13150 in court costs
Ben Quintanilla, Fort Worth,
indicted in October, 1988, on a charge
of aggravated manufacture of
amphetamine, pleaded true to a
motion to proceed with an adjudication
of guilt He was sentenced to 20 years,
institutional division. Texas
Department of Criminal Justice, with
all balances of court costs and court
appointed attorney’s fees to be paid as
a condition of parole or early release
Jesus Vega Sanchez, Fort Worth,
indicted in October, 1992, on a charge
of arson, pleaded no contest and was
found not guilty by reason of insanity
and was ordered committed
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IN APPRECIATION - Clifton Chamber of Commerce President Tim Talley (right) last week
presented a plaque to Jerry Smith, president of the Clifton Lions Club, in appreciation for the
club's continuing support of the Chamber and the community through its varied projects. The
Lions Club raises funds and provides assistance to a variety of local causes each year. Its
members cook and serve the Exhibitors' Breakfast at the beginning of the Central Texas
Youth Fair, man concession stands at football games to raise money for scholarships,
conduct two pancake suppers a year to raise money to contribute to the local eyeglasses
program, assisted the Chamber at Freedomfest in its fund-raising efforts, plus makes
contributions to entities such as Boys Scouts of America, Girl Scouts of America, the local
senior citizens center, and the library, to name a few.
"The Lions Club is deserving of this special recognition,” said Talley. ‘Its members work
hard for the betterment of Clifton and have been very helpful in their support of the Chamber
of Commerce. They are a very big asset to the community.”
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Smith, W. Leon. The Clifton Record (Clifton, Tex.), Vol. 98, No. 35, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 1, 1993, newspaper, September 1, 1993; Clifton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth787917/m1/3/: accessed March 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Nellie Pederson Civic Library.