Security for Performance.

North Las Vegas Municipal Code § 8.08.160

in effect

8.08.160 - Security for Performance. A. To ensure that Ambulance Service remains uninterrupted in the event of premature termination of a Franchise for any reason, and to ensure that all fees, fines, penalties or other amounts owed to the City are paid, a Franchisee shall provide and maintain, as a condition of the Franchise, and prior to providing any Ambulance Service in the City, security in the form of cash, a performance bond (in a form approved by the City Manager) an irrevocable pledge of certificate of deposit, or an irrevocable letter of credit. Such security shall be in the amount required under the applicable Franchise Agreement. Further, as a condition of the issuance of an Ambulance Service Franchise, the City Council shall require an executed agreement for the lease of a Franchisee's Ambulances, as described in this chapter and under the applicable Franchise Agreement, which allows the City or its designee to continue providing Ambulance Service. B. If performance bonds are used to satisfy these security requirements, they shall be in accordance with the following: 1. All bonds shall, in addition to all other costs, provide for payment of reasonable attorneys' fees. 2. All bonds shall be issued by a surety company authorized to do business in the State of Nevada, and which is listed in the most current version of the U.S. Department of the Treasury Fiscal Service Department Circular 570; companies holding certificates of authority as acceptable sureties on federal bonds and as acceptable reinsuring companies. 3. The Franchisee shall require the attorney-of-fact who executes the bonds on behalf of the surety to affix thereto a certified and current copy of the power of attorney. 4. All bonds prepared by a licensed non-resident agent must be countersigned by a resident agent per Nevada Revised Statutes, Section 680A.300. C. In the event a Franchisee is found in default under the provisions in this chapter, the Franchisee shall make available to the City or its designee the use of all Ambulance vehicles and medical equipment, and any other equipment necessary to support continuation of Ambulance Service at the time of the breach in order to maintain the public health and safety in the City's jurisdiction, under the following provisions: 1. As a condition of its Franchise and prior to providing any Ambulance Service with the City, a Franchisee will enter into an agreement with the City to provide for the interim lease of the Ambulance vehicles and any necessary equipment and/or facilities in a manner to ensure uninterrupted service. 2. The compensation to a Franchisee for lease of the Ambulance vehicles and any necessary equipment and/or facilities shall not exceed the Franchisee's actual cost to provide the equipment. 3. The lease of Ambulance vehicles and any necessary equipment and/or facilities shall not exceed the time necessary for the City to provide for alternative Ambulance Service and that service to begin. 4. The City shall deduct any damages incurred as a result of a Franchisee's non-compliance with the terms of this Code that result in the Franchisee's default against the amount payable to the Franchisee for the temporary lease of the Franchisee's Ambulance vehicles and any necessary equipment and/or facilities. 5. A Franchisee who operates any leased Ambulances or Ambulances encumbered with liens shall have stipulated in any lease or lien agreements that, in the event of a Franchisee default, such ambulances shall not be repossessed but shall be made available to the City for its use, provided the City continues to make lease or lien payments. 6. In the event of premature termination of a Franchise for any reason, any existing agreement to provide for the interim lease of the Ambulance vehicles and any necessary equipment and/or facilities and any other agreements between the Franchisee and the City shall remain in full force and effect and shall survive termination of the Franchise unless those agreements are specifically terminated by the City. (Ord. No. 3268, § 1, 2-4-2026)

Source: City of North Las Vegas, Nevada, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/nv/north_las_vegas/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT8HESA_CH8.08AM_8.08.160SEPEFetched: 11/1/2026