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Johnston Ambulance Service, Inc. Ambulance Service Franchise Ordinance <br />An Ordinance granting anon-exclusive Franchise ("hereafter Franchise") to Johnston <br />Ambulance Service, Inc.., a North Carolina For-Profit Corporation ("the Grantee") to <br />operate Emergency Medical Basic Life Support Transportation Services and <br />Convalescence Basic Life Support Transportation Services in Orange County, North <br />Carolina. <br />WHEREAS, Orange County ("the Grantor"), desires to assure the availability of <br />Emergency Medical and Convalescent Basic Life Support Transportation Services within <br />the County; <br />WHEREAS, the Grantor has, following reasonable notice, and after <br />consideration, analysis and deliberation conducted public proceedings, during which <br />proceedings the technical ability, financial condition, legal qualifications and general <br />character of the Grantee were determined to be acceptable to receive a Franchise to <br />conduct its Emergency Medical and Convalescence Basic Life Support Transportation <br />Services; <br />WHEREAS, the Grantor has determined that Grantee is entitled to have a non- <br />exclusive Franchise granted, that a need exists for the Emergency Medical and <br />Convalescent Basic Life Support Transportation Services contemplated herein to improve <br />the level of services available to residents of Orange County, helping to assure the <br />provisions of adequate and continuing services which preserves, protects, and promotes <br />the public health safety and welfare, and that granting a Franchise to the Grantee is a cost <br />effective and reasonable manner of meeting the need; <br />WHEREAS, the Grantee desires to operate Emergency Medical and Convalescent <br />Basic Life Support Transportation Services within the Grantor's jurisdiction; <br />WHEREAS, the proposed Emergency Medical and convalescent Basic Life <br />Support Transportation Services will fit within the existing services provided by the <br />Orange County Emergency Services System so as not to adversely affect the level of <br />services or operations of other Franchisees to render service; and <br />WHEREAS, the procedures of N.C. Gen. Slat. §153A-250, §153A-45, and <br />§153A-46 have been complied with. <br />NOW THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows: <br />Section 1. Nature and Term of Grant <br />a. The Grantor hereby grants the Grantee anon-exclusive Franchise to operate <br />and maintain Emergency Medical and Convalescent Basic Life Support <br />Transportation Services (be an EMS and Convalescent Services provider) in <br />the Franchise District upon the terms and conditions set forth herein. <br />Johnston Ambulance Services, Inc. <br />EMS Franchise Agreement <br />Page 1 of 23 <br />