By Michael Horton, FOX23 News
CLEVELAND, Okla. — The Cleveland City Council has approved amendments to the city’s ambulance service ordinance that will increase monthly fees for residents and businesses with a Cleveland utility account beginning Jan. 1, 2027, the city announced Friday.
The monthly ambulance service charge for Cleveland residential, commercial and industrial utility accounts will increase from $5 to $10 per billing cycle.
Multi-family properties with a master meter will be charged $10 per month for each family unit.
The city says the changes are intended to help distribute the cost of maintaining ambulance services, which respond to emergencies in Cleveland and surrounding rural areas.
Beginning Jan. 1, 2027, residents in rural Pawnee County who live on or east of State Highway 99 and do not receive ambulance service billing through a Cleveland utility account may voluntarily enroll in the city’s ambulance subscription program.
Beginning July 1, the program will transition to an annual fee of $180.
Annual coverage will run from July 1 through June 30, with payment due by July 10.
The subscription covers eligible residents whose primary residence is the enrolled address.
Coverage also applies to qualifying ambulance calls at the enrolled residence or another location within the designated geographic area.
Rural residences without an active subscription, as well as calls that do not qualify for subscription coverage, will be subject to an additional $800 city ambulance service charge per qualifying call.
The additional charge applies only when ambulance services are provided, the person receiving services does not refuse medical treatment and the person is treated by ambulance.
The fee is separate from any charges assessed by the ambulance service provider.
