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$~CTION 4. GRANTING OF FRANCHISE: ~ (a) Upon receipt of an application for a franchise, the i~ 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 uecessary 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) That the public convenience and necessity requires the proposed ambulance service. (2) That each such ambulance and its required equipment have been certified by the State of North Carolina as acceptable for the type of franchise requested. (3) That the applicant or its officers or partners are responsible persons to conduct or work in the proposed business. (4) That only duly certified Emergency Medical Technicians are employed as operators and attendants by applicants for an ambulance service franchise. (5) That all the requirements of this ordinance and all other applicable laws and ordinances have been met. SECklON 5. TERM OF FRANCHISg AND GEOGRAPRICAL BOUNDARIES: The Board shall issue a franchise hereunder to an ambulance provider, to be valid for a term to be determined by the Board, provided either party may, at its option, terminate the franchise after written notice to the other party given at least six months prior to the date of termination. The Board may terminate a franchise only after holding a public hearing following ' publication of a notice of hearing once a week for two successive weeks before the hearing. No franchise granted may be sold, assigned or transferred nor in any way rest in any person other than the applicant to whom the franchise is granted.