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ce ce l.e . _. < __.... _. _. _'___'._0. '. __.._ ,__,_,~.,._ ,_'._,. __._._.___.. Ms. Smith moved, seconded by Mr. Lieuallen, that the bill be approved and given final passage. All councilors present voting aye, the bill was declared passed and numbered 18632. IV. PREPARATION OF NEGATIVE FINDINGS CONCERNING REQUESTED ANNEXATION (Aird/Mace/ Miller/Hutchinson) (AI 79-11) (memo and findings distributed) Mr. Henry stated the hearing and action was held on May 21. The findings relate to the denial of this request to annex property located north of Division Avenue and east of River Road. Ms. Smith moved, seconded by Mr. Lieuallen, to adopt findinqs dated May 21, 1980, concerning requested annexation for property located north of Division Avenue and east of River Road. Roll call vote; motion carried unanimously with Mr. Obie abstai ning. V. MEDICAL SERVICES INCORPORATED--INTERIM REPORT (memo and additional information distributed) Mr. Henry stated that this is a discussion on the request of Medical Services, Inc., for increased rates and there will be a public hearing on Tuesday, May 27. This item was first brought to the council's attention at the April 30, 1980, council meeting with the request for a May 1, 1980, effective date. This was denied due to the short notice but the council is now considering the possibility of an interim adjustment since the Touche Ross study has not yet been completed but should be by the middle of June. There has not been a rate increase in 18 months. Springfield officials are meeting to discuss this item at this very moment; Shirley Swenson is attending that meeting. The Medicare reimbursements that Medical Services could receive are dependent on the rates they are charging June 1, rather than May 1 as was originally stated. At this point, there are no strong recommendations regarding the rate comparison which was distributed to the councilors, but there are some ideas, and more definite guidelines might emerge from the public hearing. Comparison with other cities, particularly Portland, of the base service charge, emergency charge, and mileage charge, seems to be in line, but looking at other special services, the requested rates are substantially higher than other cities. He would be hesitant to go along with this recommendation for these increases. These charges would also be significantly higher than the current charges. Council could hold off on an increase for special services and just focus on the emergency services. Mr. Delay asked why there was a necessity for action at this time when a better decision could perhaps be reached in 30 to 60 days with addi- tional information. Mr_ Henry responded that the main reason is the Medicaid situation. Mr. Delay wondered whether these charges would be in effect for the entire ensuing year. Mr. Delay stated that one of the components of the study they are going to do is to analyze the charges to 5/21/80--7