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4 <br /> Priority Care Ambulance, Inc. Franchise Ordinance <br /> An Ordinance granting a non-exclusive Franchise ("hereafter Franchise") to Priority Care <br /> Ambulance, Inc., ("the Grantee") to operate Convalescent Basic Life Support <br /> Transportation Services in Orange County,North Carolina. <br /> WHEREAS, Orange County ("the Grantor"), desires to assure the availability of <br /> Convalescent Basic Life Support Transportation Services within 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 Convalescent Basic Life Support Transportation 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 Convalescent Basic Life Support <br /> Transportation Services contemplated herein to improve the level of services available to <br /> residents of Orange County, helping to assure the provisions of adequate and continuing <br /> services which preserves, protects, and promotes the public health safety and welfare, and <br /> that granting a Franchise to the Grantee is a cost effective and reasonable manner of <br /> meeting the need; <br /> WHEREAS, the Grantee desires to operate Convalescent Basic Life Support <br /> Transportation Services within the Grantor's jurisdiction; <br /> WHEREAS, the proposed Convalescent Basic Life Support Transportation <br /> Services will fit within the existing services provided by the Orange County Emergency <br /> Services System so as not to adversely affect the level of services or operations of other <br /> Franchisees to render service; and <br /> WHEREAS, the procedures of N.C. Gen. Stat. §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 a non-exclusive Franchise to operate <br /> and maintain Convalescent Basic Life Support Transportation Services (be an <br /> EMS Services provider) in the Franchise District upon the terms and <br /> conditions set forth herein. <br /> b. The Franchise granted herein is for a term of five (5) years from the effective <br /> date of the Franchise, which shall begin on the first day following the date of <br /> Priority Care Ambulance, Inc. <br /> EMS Franchise Agreement <br /> Page 1 of 23 Rev. 11/2020 <br />