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Public hearing <br />Adoption of budget <br />Upon a vote, the results were as follows: <br />?'CE 8= <br />VJU,% 4-a <br />Monday, May 20, 2002, 7:00 p.m. <br />(old Lee County Courthouse) <br />Monday, June 3, 2002, 8:00 a.m. <br />Aye: Adams, Hincks, Lemmond, Matthews, Paschal, Reives, and Sauls <br />Nay: None <br />The Chairman ruled the motion had been adopted unanimously. <br />Chairman Hincks opened a public hearing that had been advertised for this date and <br />time to hear comments from the general public concerning an application from Central <br />Carolina Hospital for an ambulance franchise for Lee County. <br />No one present spoke on behalf of the franchise agreement. <br />Chairman Hincks closed the public hearing. <br />County Attorney K. R. Hoyle asked that the board approve an ordinance granting a <br />franchise to AMISUB of North Carolina for the provision of emergency and non- <br />emergency ambulance service in Lee County. After some discussion, Commissioner <br />Adams moved to approve the following ordinance and Emergency Medical Services <br />Agreement, a copy of which is attached to these minutes and by this reference made a part <br />hereof: <br />AN ORDINANCE GRANTING FRANCHISES TO AMISUB OF NORTH <br />CAROLINA, INC. DOING BUSINESS AS CENTRAL CAROLINA HOSPITAL <br />FOR THE PROVISION OF EMERGENCY AND NON-EMERGENCY AMBULANCE <br />SERVICE IN LEE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA <br />The Lee County Board of Commissioners does ordain as follows: <br />Section 1. The Board of Commissioners of Lee County, North Carolina, does <br />hereby find, declare and determine as follows: <br />a) That after due deliberation, in open session, at its regular meeting held on <br />May 6, 2002, the Board determined that there was a need for emergency and <br />non-emergency ambulance services in Lee County. The Board thereupon <br />voted to award an exclusive franchise to AMISUB of North Carolina, Inc. <br />d/b/a Central Carolina Hospital (hereinafter referred to as Central Carolina <br />Hospital) for the provision of emergency ambulance services and non- <br />emergency and convalescent ambulance services in Lee County. <br />b) Pursuant to Section 4 of the "Ordinance Regulating Ambulance Services in <br />Lee County", Central Carolina Hospital has made application for a franchise <br />3 <br />