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78C- -4- (a) provide, at no cost to the City, emergency dispatcher training to all City dispatchers at the Department of Transportation minimum level; (b) provide first responder medical equipment to be placed on four (4) first responder City Fire Department vehicles, and additional first responder medical equipment to be placed on County vehicles at the discretion of the EMS Board, all at EMS's expense; and (c) provide direct communications with City dispatch facilities via two-way radios in each ambulance. 4.11. EMS, through the EMS Board, will select and contract with a physician in Hays County to provide the services of Medical Director. The new members of the EMS Board will make a selecti;on of an initial Medical Director by November 1, 1994. The Medical Director will have authority and responsibility for medical care and medical quality assurance, and will provide professional direction relative to protocols, training requirements, and other matters relating to the quality of service of EMS. 4.12. EMS will agree to accept Medicare assignment and will provide to the City itemized charges and fees and how those fees/charges apply to EMS's Medicare Profile. 4.13. The City Council of the City and the Commissioners Court of the County will have approval authority over all fees, patient charges, and rate structures for services provided by EMS. 4.14. EMS will maintain a business office within the City to deal with customer complaints and billing questions, and to provide a customer payment location.