Franchise application—Contents; denial.
El Paso City Code § 9.85.060
in effect9.85.060 - Franchise application—Contents; denial.
A. Application for a franchise shall be filed with the city clerk upon forms furnished by the city clerk along with the applicable application fee. The applicant shall furnish the following information:
1. A statement that the applicant has obtained liability insurance in accordance with the requirements provided by this article before commencing service;
2. A statement of the number of vehicles which the applicant proposes to operate and the make, model and vehicle identification number of each transfer vehicle;
3. A statement that each vehicle is supplied with minimal emergency equipment as set forth in Section 9.85.110.C;
4. A list of persons who will act as ambulance attendants and drivers, their current State of Texas Department of State Health Services certificate status, and their date of employment, current driver's license issued by a U.S. state or the U.S. federal government and expiration date, defensive driving or current emergency vehicle operators course certificate, and physician release; and
5. A statement that the safety mechanism of the vehicle is operative and is in good repair; including, but not limited to, headlights, tail-lights, turn signals, brakes, brake lights, emergency lights, windshield wipers, wiper blades, handles opening doors and windows, and tires and spare tires.
B. Copies of each application for a franchise shall be forwarded to the chief of the fire department or designee for acceptance or denial, and the chief of the fire department shall review applications for ambulance service and make recommendations to the city council.
C. Any person who gives false information regarding any statements made in subsections A.1 through A.5 of this section, shall have his or her application denied, and be guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to the punitive measures set forth in Section 1.08.010.
D. The chief of the fire department may deny an application for a franchise, whether original or renewal, by serving the applicant with written notice by hand-delivery or certified mail, return-receipt requested, if the chief of the fire department finds:
1. That the applicant has supplied false or incorrect information on the franchise application;
2. That the applicant has failed to supply all information required on the franchise application form; or
3. That the applicant has failed to pay the franchise application fee.
E. In the event that the applicant's franchise is under suspension or revocation, no new franchise shall be granted until the term of such suspension or revocation has expired.
F. The chief of the fire department shall issue written notice of denial of a franchise application to the applicant which shall contain, as a minimum, the following:
1. The name of the applicant;
2. Statement that the application is denied; and
3. Reason(s) for the denial.
(Ord. No. 18547, § 1, 8-9-2016; Ord. No. 18691, § 4, 6-13-2017; Ord. No. 019616, § 1, 4-23-2024)
Source: City of El Paso, City Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/el_paso/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT9HESA_CH9.85EMTRAMSE_ARTIIPREMTRAMSE_9.85.060FRAPONDEFetched: 10/28/2026