No person shall operate, cause, permit, or allow to be operated any ambulance service in the city without having first obtained a certificate of public convenience and necessity from the City Council; provided, however, in the event there is no ambulance service of any kind serving the city at the time of making an application for such certificate, the City Administrator is authorized to issue an interim certificate of public convenience and necessity allowing immediate operation of the service pending a hearing by the Council, provided there is full compliance with all other terms and conditions of this chapter.
('61 Code, § 4-7.03) (Ord. 144 C.S., passed 3-18-70; Am. Ord. 402 C.S., passed 1-20-83; Am. Ord. 414 C.S., passed 8-1-83)