77-6. Operation of Franchise; Sale or Transfer.

  1. Each franchised ambulance service shall comply at all times with the requirements of this Chapter, the franchise granted hereunder and all applicable state and local laws relating to health, sanitation, safety, equipment and ambulance design and all other laws and ordinances. Each franchised ambulance service shall also comply at all times with the then-current Henderson County Emergency Services program. Each franchised ambulance service shall be provided with a copy of this program and all its requirements at the time of the grant of its franchise, and shall be provided with copies of all amendments to the program.
  2. Prior approval of the County shall be required where ownership or control of more than 10% of the right of control of the franchisee is acquired by a person or group of persons acting in concert, none of whom own or control 10% or more of such right of control, singularly or collectively, at the date of the franchise. By its acceptance of the franchise, the franchisee specifically agrees that any such acquisition occurring without prior approval of the County shall constitute a violation of the franchise by the franchisee and shall be cause for termination at the option of the County.
  3. Any change of ownership of a franchised ambulance service without the approval of the County shall terminate the franchise and shall require a new application and a new franchise and conformance with all the requirements of this chapter as upon original franchising.
  4. No franchise may be sold, assigned, mortgaged or otherwise transferred without the approval of the County and a finding of conformance with all requirements of this chapter as upon original franchising. Each franchised ambulance service, its equipment and the premises designated in the application, and all records relating to its maintenance and operation, as such, shall be open to inspection by the state, the County or their designated representatives.
  5. No official entry made upon a franchise may be defeated, removed or obliterated.