City of League City and the City of Friendswood provide assistance in the delivery of emergency medical services to persons located within their respective jurisdictions. The cost of performing these services entails not only the patient care cost but also the costs associated with each entity's readiness to serve, including, but not limited to, ambulance maintenance, personnel, equipment, communications systems, and related operational resources. This proposed agreement establishes terms and conditions under which these services may be requested, provided, and reimbursed. The rates included in this agreement are the rates that League City charges its residents for similar services -- $375 per non-transport call and $1,700 per transport. Under the agreement, Friendswood would pay these amounts when requesting services from League City and vice versa. The following details the number of mutual aid calls between League City and Friendswood over the past few years: Friendswood EMS Calls League City to Friendswood Friendswood to League City October 1, 2019-September 30, 2020 7 5 October 1, 2020-September 30, 2021 26 17 October 1, 2021-September 30, 2022 28 11 October 1, 2022-September 30, 2023 33 6 October 1, 2023-September 30, 2024 30 9 October 1, 2024-September 30, 2025 41 3 October 1, 2025- February 28, 2026 5 4 Totals 170 55

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 4.3/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, measures that increase tax rates or fee schedules, issue new debt or Certificates of Obligation, expand regulatory/zoning restrictions on private land use, or authorize unbudgeted spending expansions reduce an official's Freedom Score when voted YES (and reward dissenting NO votes).