(A) A certificate of public convenience and necessity issued pursuant to this chapter may be suspended or revoked by the City Council upon recommendation of the County Service Provider Review Committee, to whom all injuries and complaints concerning ambulance service shall be referred after the issuance of the certificate of public convenience and necessity, or where a certificate holder has abandoned its operation for a period of five or more days, provided however, acts of God, labor disputes, and other acts beyond the control of a certificate holder which cause abandonment or limitation of service shall not be considered an abandonment within the meaning of this section.
(B) No suspension or revocation shall be effective until after a hearing is held by the City Council and the certificate holder has been given not less than five days notice of such hearing by certified mail, setting forth the grounds of such proposed revocation, and providing that holder shall be afforded any and all reasonable opportunity to present such evidence as the holder may have in connection therewith. Nothing in this section shall be deemed to limit the authority of the City Council on its own motion, or recommendation of the City Administrator or the Chief of Police, to revoke or suspend a certificate of public convenience and necessity.
('61 Code, § 4-7.07) (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)