The Canyon Lake City Council will conduct a public hearing on its Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Subscription Program during its regularly scheduled meeting on Wednesday, June 11, at 6:30 p.m. in the Council Chamber at City Hall. The council will consider the adoption of a resolution establishing the EMS Subscription Fee and EMS Response Fee for the upcoming fiscal year (July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026).
The council has proposed to not increase the current EMS fee for the upcoming fiscal year. For residents currently enrolled in the program, the annual service fee of $309 will continue to be collected on the property tax roll in the same manner as other city services, such as residential solid waste collection charges. Residents who opted out of the program will be billed $1,545 per call if emergency medical services are provided by the Canyon Lake Fire Department or any other first responder agency.
The EMS Subscription Program protects members from any out-of-pocket expenses related to medical treatment provided by the Canyon Lake Fire Department. It does not cover ambulance transportation costs, as this is billed by a private company ambulance provider separate from the City of Canyon Lake.
For residential households, the subscription to the EMS Subscription Program covers all members, guests, and invitees of the subscriber’s household, or in the case of businesses, the business owner, employees, customers, guests, and invitees of the subscribing business, regardless of the location where the emergency medical services are rendered within the city.
Participation in the program is voluntary. All persons currently subscribed will continue to be subscribed for the upcoming fiscal year, unless the subscriber terminates their subscription by providing written notice to the city clerk by June 11, 2025.
All persons who have declined to participate, or have previously terminated their subscriptions, will not be subscribed unless they provide written notice to the city clerk of their desire to participate in the program. Written notice must be sent to the city clerk by June 11.
The EMS Subscription Program was first adopted by the council on November 6, 2019. For more information about the EMS Subscription Program, click here or email [email protected].
