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§ 82.51 CABARRU8 COUNTY CODE tions governing category IV air ambulances; providing, however, that such air ambu- lance shall not provide prehospital emer- gency medical service within the county un- less requested by and coordinated with the county emergency medical service. (Ord. of 9-4-90, §§ 2, 15) Sec. 82-52. Application. ~ Applications for a franchise to operate ambu- lances in the county pursuant to this article shall be made upon such forms as may be prepared or prescribed by the county and shall contain: [1) The type of franchise requested, either non- emergency ambulance service or emergency ambulance service. (2) The name and address of the applicant. (3) The name under which the applicant does business or proposes to do business along with a certified copy of any articles of in- corporation, partnership agreement, certif- icate of limited partnership, or assumed name certificate. (4) The training and experience of the appli- cant in the transportation and care of pa- tients. (5) A description of and copy of the state cer- tiScation for each ambulance operated by the applicant. (6) .~ copy of the state certification for each emergency medical technician employed by the applicant. (7) The location and description of the place from which it is intended to operate. · (8) Audited or unaudited f~nanciai statements of the owner's operations in the county, in such form and in such detail as may be re- quired by the county. (9) Any other information the county shall deem reasonably necessary for a fair deter- mination of the capability of the applicant to provide ambulance service in the county in.accordance with the requirements of state law and the provisions of this article. (Ord. of 9-4-90, § 3) Sec. 82-53. Hearing, investigation, standards~ for granting. (a) Upon receipt of an application for a fran- chise, the board shall schedule a time and place for a hearing on the application. (b) The county shall, prior to the hearing, cause such investigation as is deemed necessary to be made of the applicant and its proposed operations. (c) A franchise shall be granted if the board finds all of the following: (1) The public convenience and necessity re- quires the proposed ambulance service. (2) Each such ambulance and its required equipment have been certified by the state as acceptable for the type of franchise re- quested. (3) The applicant or its officers or partners are responsible persons to conduct or work in the proposed business. (4) Only duly certified emergency medical tech- nicians are employed as operators and at- tendants by applicants for an ambulance service franchise. (5) That all the requirements of this article and all other applicable laws and ordinances have been met. (Ord. of 9-4-90, § 4) Sec. 82.54. Geographical boundaries. The franchise shall state the geographical boundaries, if any, of the area for which the fran- chise is granted. With six months' written notice to the franchised operator, the board may alter the geographical boundaries of the franchise.' (Ord. of 9-4-90, § 5) Sec. 82-55. Change in ownership or manage- merit. Any change of ownership or management of a franchised ambulance provider shall terminate the franchise and shall require a new application and a new franchise and conformance with all the re- quirements of this division as upon original fran- chising. (Ord. of 9-4-90, § 6(b)) CD82:10