<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 82-53. - Hearing, investigation, standards for granting.</div>
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               (a)
               
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               Upon receipt of an application for a franchise, the board shall schedule a time and
               place for a hearing on the application.
               
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               (b)
               
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               The county shall, prior to the hearing, cause such investigation as is deemed necessary
               to be made of the applicant and its proposed operations.
               
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               (c)
               
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               A franchise may be granted if the board finds all of the following:
               
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               (1)
               
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               The public convenience and necessity requires the proposed ambulance service.
               
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               (2)
               
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               Each such ambulance and its required equipment have been certified by the state as
               acceptable for the type of franchise requested.
               
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               (3)
               
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               The applicant or its officers or partners are responsible persons to conduct or work
               in the proposed business.
               
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               (4)
               
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               Only duly certified emergency medical technicians are employed as operators and attendants
               by applicants for an ambulance service franchise.
               
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               (5)
               
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               That all the requirements of this article and all other applicable laws and ordinances
               have been met.
               
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               (Ord. of 9-4-90, Â§ 4; Ord. No. 1997-13, 9-15-97)
               
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