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DRAFT November 11 20 f~ o~'~e.Y•Ye- <br />04 <br />STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA D~~ v" 'r ~ ~- ~jy <br />it--~~~ Day <br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />ORDINANCE 2004 - <br />.EMS SERVICES FRANCHISE <br />An Ordinance grantinc <br />Franchise") to - <br />North Carolina <br />operate EMS Services <br />t~ <br />~~~~ Q~~ti~~~ <br />a non-exclusive Franchise <br />("hereafter <br />a <br />("the Grantee") to <br />in Orange County, North Carolina. <br />WHEREAS, Orange County, ("the Grantor"), desires to <br />assure the availability of EMS Services within the County; <br />WHEREAS, the Grantor has, following reasonable notice, <br />and after consideration, analysis and deliberation <br />conducted public proceedings, during which proceedings the <br />technical ability, financial condition, legal qualification <br />and general character of the Grantee were determined to be <br />acceptable to receive a Franchise to conduct its EMS <br />Services; <br />WHEREAS, the Grantor also has considered and analyzed <br />the qualifications of the Grantee and- found the Grantee <br />meets applicable Orange County. and• North Carolina State <br />-standards related. to the provision of EMS Services; <br />WHEREAS, the Grantor has determined that Grantee is <br />entitled to have a non-exclusive Franchise granted, that a <br />need. exists for the EMS Services contemplated herein to <br />improve the level of service available to residents of <br />Orange County, helping to assure the provision of adequate <br />and continuing- service which preserves, protects, and <br />promotes the public health safety and welfare, and that <br />granting a Franchise to the Grantee is a cost effective and. <br />reasonable manner of meeting the need; <br />WHEREAS, the Grantee desires to operate EMS Services <br />within the Grantor's jurisdiction; <br />WHEREAS, the proposed EMS Services will fit within the <br />existing services provided by the Orange County EMS system <br />so as not to adversely affect the level of service or <br />operations of other Franchisees to render service; and <br />1 <br />