HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93011_1306 (2)Sec. X-2. Enforcement.
The county manager's office shall be the enforcing agency for the regulations contained in this article.
Such office will:
(1) Receive all franchise proposals from potential providers.
(2) Study each proposal for conformance to this article.
(3) Recommend to the board of commissioners the award of the franchises to the applicants submitting
the best proposals.
(4) Cause the County Safety Officer to inspect the premises, vehicles, equipment, and personnel
records of franchisees to ensure compliance to this article.
(5) Recommend the temporary or permanent suspension of a franchise in the event of non-compliance
with the franchise terms of this article. Recommend appropriate legal action for the imposition of
misdemeanor or civil penalties as provided in this article.
(6) Ensure by cooperative agreement with other ambulance services the continued service in a district
where an ambulance service franchise has been suspended.
(7) Receive complaints from the public, other enforcing agencies, and ambulance services, regarding
franchise infractions.
(8) Recommend improvements to the county franchise ordinance that will ensure better medical
transportation.
(9) Maintain all records required by this article and other applicable county regulations.
Sec. X-3. Penalties for violation of article.
(a) It shall be a misdemeanor for a person to obtain or receive ambulance service without intending
at that time of obtaining or receiving such services to pay, if financially able, the necessary
charges. A determination that the recipient of such services has failed to pay for the services
rendered for 90 days after the request is for payment, and that recipient is financially able to do
so, shall raise a presumption that the recipient of the services did not intend to pay for the
services at the time they were obtained or received.
(b) Violations of this article, or terms of any franchise granted under this article, shall be a
misdemeanor, as provided by G.S. 14-4. Each such violation also shall subject the offender to a
civil penalty in the amount of $100.00 for each separate breach of the franchise or violation of
this article. This civil penalty must be paid within ten days after the hearing on the citation has
been held as provided by G.S. 153A -123(c). If the civil penalty is not paid within ten days, as
provided for in this subsection, the county may suspend or revoke the franchise.
Sec. X4. Territorial jurisdiction; applicability of article.
The provisions of this article shall apply to all unincorporated, and incorporated, areas within the
geographic confines of the county.
Sec. X-5. Addendums to article.
The board of commissioners may, through appropriate action, amend or expand this article to include
other emergency departments or agencies as deemed necessary.
Sec. X-?. Reserved.
DIVISION 2. FRANCHISE
Sec. X-6. Requirements of franchisees.
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