RS 9056 - Corporate status of district; authority of board
A. An ambulance service district created under the provisions of this Chapter shall constitute a body corporate in law with all the power and right to incur debts and contract obligations, to sue and be sued, and to do and perform any and all acts in its corporate capacity and its corporate name necessary and proper for the carrying out of the objects and purposes for which the ambulance service district was created. It may acquire by donation or purchase any existing ambulance facility in the district. It also shall have the power and authority to acquire any and all necessary equipment and buildings for the purpose of performing the objects for which it is formed and shall own all sites and physical facilities which are acquired either by donation, purchase, exchange, and otherwise in full ownership. The district shall be domiciled as designated by the parish governing authority.
B. The board of commissioners of an ambulance service district thus created shall have the following authority:
(1) To represent the public interest in providing ambulance care in the district.
(2) To advise the parish governing authority and the ambulance director on problems concerning the operation of the ambulance service district.
(3) To make, alter, amend, and promulgate rules and regulations governing the conduct of the ambulance service district.
(4) To conduct hearings and pass on complaints by or against any officer or employee of the district.
(5) To review and modify or to set aside any action of the officers or employees of the district as the board determines to be desirable or necessary in the public interest.
(6) To appoint a director and staff of the ambulance service district, as further provided in R.S. 33:9057.
(7) To appoint the standing and special committees which may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Chapter.
(8) To establish charges or rates of pay for the use of facilities provided by the district.
(9) To enter into lease agreements with recognized and duly constituted nonprofit associations which are primarily engaged in the operation of ambulance related organizations.
(10) To designate a bank to act as agent for depositing funds.
(11) To designate rules and regulations for safekeeping of the funds acquired, collected, or loaned by or to the district, and to provide for regular audits of the accounts of the district.
(12) To perform such other duties as are required by law.
Acts 1985, No. 121, §1, eff. June 29, 1985.