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Public Hearing and Award of Franchise to Provide Non-Emergency Ambulance Service in Durham County (10min)
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Date of BOCC Meeting: January 13, 2020
Request for Board Action:
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The Board is requested to conduct a public hearing, as required by ordinance, in order to grant an ambulance franchise for North State Medical Transport to provide the following services within Durham County: non-emergency and inter-facility transportation at the basic and advanced life support level, back-up emergency ambulance service at the request of the County, and special events coverage at the request of the County. North State Medical Transport has fulfilled the requirements for an ambulance franchise set forth in Chapter 12, Article 2, Division 2 of the Durham County Code of Ordinances. This request is to renew North State Medical Transport’s franchise with the County. The original franchise was approved in 2017.
The franchise application and a copy of the public hearing advertisement are provided. The public hearing was advertised in The Herald-Sun newspaper December 23, 2019-January 7, 2020.
Alignment with Strategic Plan: This request aligns with the County’s Strategic Goal #2: Health and Well-being for All, Strategic Goal #3: Safe Community, and Strategic Goal #5: Accountable, Efficient, and Visionary Government.
Resource Persons: Kevin Underhill, Interim EMS Director
County Manager’s Recommendation: The County Manager recommends that the Board conduct a public hearing and if appropriate based on the comments received during the hearing, award an ambulance franchise to North State Medical Transport.
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County Manager: ____________________________