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579 <br /> <br />present and future ordinances pertaining thereto. The County expressly reserves <br />the right to grant other rights, privileges, and franchises to any other person <br />or entity at any time during the term hereof. <br /> <br /> 2. The right, privilege and franchise hereby granted are expressly <br />subject to the following: <br /> <br />(A) <br /> <br />The Ordinance, all provisions of which are hereby <br />specifically incorporated herein by reference; and <br /> <br />The Proposal, a copy of which is on file at the Office <br />of the County Manager, all provisions of which are <br />hereby specifically incorporated herein by reference. <br /> <br /> 3. By accepting the rights hereby granted, Char-Meck covenants that it <br />will perform and keep all acts, covenants and obligations imposed, represented <br />or promised by the provisions of this Resolution and Franchise Agreement, the <br />Ordinance and the Proposal as supplemented, including its local plant in <br />accordance with, to the extent of, and within the periods of time shown in its <br />construction schedule set forth in the Proposal as supplemented, and <br />acknowledges that any failure to do so will be grounds for termination of the <br />rights hereby granted in accordance with the provisions of the Ordinance. <br /> <br /> 4. The effective date of this Resolution and Franchise Agreement shall <br />be the date of its final adoption and said date shall be utilized for the <br />commencement of the timetable for construction contained in the Proposal as <br />supplemented, and for all other purposes. <br /> <br /> 5. In addition to the conditions contained above and in the Ordinance and <br />in the Proposal as supplemented, the rights hereby granted may, at the option <br />of County, be terminated upon the violation of any term or provision of the <br />Ordinance or the Proposal, as supplemented. <br /> <br /> 6. The County and Char-Meck acknowledge that it shall be unlawful to <br />operate a non-emergency ambulance service in the unincorporated areas of <br />Cabarrus County, North Carolina, without a franchise to do so duly granted by <br />the County, except as otherwise provided by law. <br /> <br /> 7. This Resolution and Franchise Agreement shall not be valid unless it <br />is accepted by Char-Meck within thirty (30) days of its effective date, which <br />acceptance shall be in writing in such form and executed in such manner as to <br />be a valid and legally binding acceptance. <br /> <br /> 8. In consideration of the foregoing rights and privileges, Char-Meck <br />agrees to the following terms and conditions: <br /> <br /><A) <br /> <br />Char-Meck accepts and agrees to all of the provisions <br />of this Resolution and Franchise Agreement and those <br />instruments incorporated herein by reference, including, <br />but not limited to the Ordinance and the Proposal, as <br />supplemented; <br /> <br /><B> <br /> <br />Char-Meck has examined all of the provisions of this <br />Resolution and Franchise Agreement and the Ordinance and <br />waives any claim that any provision hereof is <br />unreasonable, arbitrary or void. <br /> <br />(c) <br /> <br />Char-Meck recognizes the right of the County to make <br />amendments to the Ordinance or this Resolution and <br />Franchise Agreement during the term of the franchise <br />granted by this Resolution and Franchise Agreement, <br />provided that no such change shall compromise Char- <br />Meck'sability to perform satisfactorily its obligations <br />or obtain the benefit of its rights under the Ordinance <br />or this Resolution and Franchise Agreement. Char-Meck <br />further recognizes and agrees that the County shall in <br />no way be bound to renew the franchise at the end of the <br />franchise term. <br /> <br /> <br />