(a) Each franchise issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall be issued by the Board and in the name of the County as the issuing authority. A franchise shall be offered to the successful applicant by ordinance duly adopted by the Board. The ordinance may prescribe terms, conditions, or requirements respecting the franchise which are in addition to those set forth in this chapter but which are not inconsistent with the express terms of this chapter. The ordinance may also prescribe terms, conditions, or requirements respecting the franchise which are in addition to or in conflict with the provisions of the request for proposals and application by the party to whom the resolution offers the franchise.
(b) The ordinance offering the franchise shall be deemed repealed thirty (30) calendar days after its adoption, unless not later than the thirtieth (30th) day following the adoption of the ordinance the party to whom the franchise is offered files a certificate in writing which expressly and unconditionally accepts the franchise in compliance with the terms, conditions, and requirements of such ordinance, the application, the request for proposals, and this chapter. The certification shall be signed by a person duly authorized to act in behalf of the franchise, shall be acknowledged, shall have attached thereto a certified copy of an order by the board of directors of the grantee directing the execution and filing of the certification, and shall be accompanied by any fee required by the request for proposals, the performance bond, the security deposit, and the policy or policies of insurance prescribed by Sections 11-1.1508, 11-1.1509, and 11-1.1511 of Article 15 of this chapter, respectively. A certification which constitutes a qualified acceptance, or places other limits or conditions thereon, shall be deemed to be repealed. The thirty (30) day period for acceptance prescribed by this section may be extended either prior or subsequent to its expiration by the Board through express action which prescribes the period of extension. (§ 1, Ord. 961, eff. October 27, 1983)