98-06 AMENDING CITY CODE - CHAPTER 53 - AMBULANCE SERVICE

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6. NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING. Within a reasonable time after an application for original license is filed with the Finance Department, a public hearing shall be, and in the case of application for renewal of license a hearing may be, held by the City Manager, or his designee, notice of the time and place whereof shall be published once in a newspaper of general circulation in the City not less than ten days prior to said heari.ng, and a copy of which said notice sha11 be served, either personally or by mail, upon the applicant and upon each ambulance service then currently licensed by the City. - 7. CONDUCT OF PUBLIC HEARING. Such hearing officer may consider that which is submitted concerning any item contained within such application; the experience and responsibility of the applicant; the effect the proposed service may have on the general health, safety and welfare of the community; and such other matters as may to such o�cer appear to be germane, and such officer shall file with the Clerk a report in writing of findings and conclusions with regard thereto, which said report shall specifically, in addition to whatever else may be reported, state findings as to; (a) Whether or not the public is, at the time, reasonably adequa.tely served. (b) Whether or not convenience and necessity require the proposed service. (c) Whether or not the proposed service location, personnel, equipment, vehicles and operation comply with the provisions of this Chapter. (d) Whether or not the license applied for should be granted. 8. COUNCIL REVIEW. Any party aggrieved by the conclusions of such hearing o�cer as to whether or not a license should be granted may, within ten days from the date such report is filed with the Clerk, file a request with the Clerk for Council review of said report, whereafter the Council shall consider the report and may make or cause to be made such