<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 28-30. - Granting of franchise certificate.</div>
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               (a)
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               The county may at any time designate specific service areas as franchise districts.
               Said districts may be established at the discretion of the county using criteria such
               as geographic size, road access, the location of existing medical transportation services,
               population and response time.
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               (b)
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               The county will only grant franchise certificates for non-emergency transportation.
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               (c)
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               The emergency services director will review all applications to verify compliance
               with the requested information listed in <a href="" data-chunk-id="COOR_CH28EMSE_ARTIIAM_S28-29APAMFR" class="section-link" data-product-id="12479">section 28-29</a> of this article. Once the requested information has been verified the application
               will be submitted to the county manager. The county manager will review the application
               and determine if the application will be presented to the county commissioners for
               consideration.
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               (d)
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               Upon recommendation of the county manager, the franchise application will be placed
               on the agenda of the Halifax County Board of Commissioners for the consideration of
               an ordinance granting the franchise certificate pursuant to G.S. 153A-46.
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               (e)
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               A franchise certificate may be granted if the following conditions are met:
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               (1)
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               The applicant meets state standards and standards outlined in this article.
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               (2)
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               The proposed service will not adversely affect the quality or level of service already
               provided to the citizens of Halifax County.
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               (3)
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               A need exists for the proposed service in order to improve the level of non-emergency
               transport services available to residents of Halifax County.
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               (f)
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               In granting a franchise certificate, the county will comply with the requirements
               of G.S. 153A-46, which requires that a franchise certificate be granted by ordinance
               only, and that such ordinance shall not be adopted until it has been passed at two
               regular meetings of the board of commissioners.
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               (g)
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               If a franchise ordinance is adopted by the county commissioners, a franchise certificate
               will be issued to the applicant.
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            <p class="historynote0">
               (Ord. of 5-5-97(1), Â§ V; Ord. of 10-24-00(1), Â§ V; Ord. of 6-6-2011, Â§ I(5.1-5.7);
               Ord. of 04-01-2024 (1), Att. A)
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