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3. Fixed wing airplanes; or 4. Non -emergency ambulances which do not originate in the city, regardless of the destination. 5.49.030 Non -Emergency Patient Transportation Permit -- Fees. Permit fees for the non -emergency transportation of patients shall be set from time to time by resolution of the city council. Permit fees for nonprofit ambulance services may be waived by the city council if public need and necessity require it. Permit fees shall be paid before a permit is issued or renewed. On revocation of a permit, the permit fees shall be forfeited to the city. 5.49.040 Application -- Contents. Prerequisites to the issuance of a permit or renewal of a permit for an applicant shall include the payment of a nonrefundable application fee to be set by resolution of the city council separate from the permit fee and the filing with the Fire Department of a permit application in writing, under oath, and on a form to be furnished by the Fire Department. 5.49.050 Application -- Investigation by Fire Chief. Upon receipt of a completed application, the Fire Chief, shall conduct an investigation to determine if the public health, safety, welfare, convenience and necessity require the granting of an original, additional, or renewal permit and shall further determine if the applicant meets all requirements of this chapter. Upon completion of his investigation, the Fire Chief shall recommend to the city council that a permit be granted or denied for the ambulance service. The city council shall hold a public hearing regarding the application. No permit shall be issued by the Fire Chief until the city council has determined that the public health, safety, welfare, convenience and necessity require the granting of such permit for the particular ambulance service. 5.49.060 Permit -- Issuance or denial. A. The city council may provide non -emergency ambulance service through the Fire Department and/orit may order the issuance of one or more permits to conduct non -emergency ambulance services in the city upon finding that the public health, safety, welfare, convenience and necessity require the availability of such ambulance service and that the applicant meets all requirements of this chapter. B. Bonding of Applicant. Before any permit is issued to any provider other than the Fire Department under the provisions of this chapter, the council shall require the applicant, as a condition to the issuance of the permit, to post with the clerk of the council a surety bond in the sum of seven thousand five hundred dollars furnished by a corporation authorized to do business in the state, payable to the city. The bond shall be conditioned upon the full and faithful performance by the permittee of his obligations under the applicable provision of this chapter and shall be kept in full force and effect by the permittee throughout the life of the permit and all renewals tbereof. The council, upon JP112169 -3-