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11 <br />A written statement showing that applicant meets the eligibility------- Formatted: Bullets and Numbering <br />requirements established by the North Carolina Association of Rescue and <br />Emergency Medical Services, Inc for the type of level of service being <br />requested. <br />Any information the County shall deem reasonably necessary for afair-------- Formatted: Bullets and Numbering <br />determination of the capability of the applicant to provide rescue services <br />in the County of Orange in accordance with the requirements of state laws <br />and the provisions of this regulations. <br />VI. GRANTING OF FRANCHISE <br />6.1 Prior to accepting application for the operation of any service, the Board of <;----- Formatted: Indent: Left: o.s•, <br />Commissioner may designate specific service areas as franchise districts. Said ~ Flanging: o.s° <br />districts will be established using Friteria_ that include geographic _ size, road Forn+atted: Bullets and Numbering <br />-------------- --------------- <br />access, the location of existing medical transportation services, population, and -~ ~~~~;~~at''a<in°'"~S <br />response time. The County shall have the authority to redistrict or rearrange <br />existing districts ay any time at their discretion. <br />6.2 ~1n_ applicant__ma}~__apply_ for__a franchise to operate an__ambulance _service,~----- <br />-„ <br />- ---- -- <br />emergency or convalescent, rescue service, or l~dical or F~rst_1~esponderiJnit or ~- <br />any two or all three. If more than one (1) service is to be provided, an applicant '•: ;~~- <br />must be filed for each service. <br />6.3 ~Upon_receipt of an_application_for a_franchise, the County shall schedule a time•~, •' <br />and place for hearing the applicant. Within 30 days after hearing, the County '• <br />shall cause such investigation as it may deem necessazy to be made of the <br />applicant and his proposed operations. <br />6.4 franchise ma be anted_if the Count finds_that: -------- Formatted: Bullets and Numbering <br />~'------------------y - ~ - -- - ------------y - - - ---------- -- ---------------_ <br />Deleted: ~ <br />a. The applicant meets both county and ~State_ standazds_ in addition_ to__the__ ~'• ~r,,,a~ted; Indent: LeR: o.s° <br />~Standazds_ outlined in the franchise ordinance; and. ~ ~' <br />- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Deleted: i <br />`~ Deleted: and <br />b. T'he proposed service will fit within the existing services so as not to <br />adversely affect the level of service or operations of other franchisees to <br />render service; anc)r_ -~' Dew` <br />c. A need exists for the rendered services in order to improve the level of service <br />available to the residents of the County helping to assure the provisions of <br />adequate and continuing service which preserves, protects, and promotes the <br />public health, safety and welfare and that granting the franchise is a cost <br />effective and reasonable manner of meeting the need. <br />Page 9 of 18 <br />