§ 2-3-52. Modification; renewal.

(a)

No substantial change in service areas or routes or increase or decrease in type of service shall be granted during the term of the certificate, except pursuant to the procedures for granting an original certificate in section 2-3-49.

(b)

At least ninety (90) days prior to the expiration of its certificate, a holder shall file an application for renewal with the board on forms provided by the county administrator. Within sixty (60) days of the receipt of the application for renewal, the board shall hold a public hearing on the application. At least ten (10) days prior to the hearing, the board shall cause to be published in a newspaper of general circulation within the county a notice of intent to renew, stating the date, time and place of the hearing and inviting all interested persons to attend. If the applicant is requesting a change in service type or a substantial change in service area, then the published notice shall so state. In addition, those persons required to be noticed under section 2-3-49(b)(1) shall be sent a notice of the hearing by registered mail, return receipt requested, at least ten (10) days prior to the hearing. The county administrator shall also prepare a written recommendation after contacting any of those persons enumerated in section 2-3-49(b)(1) he deems necessary. Such recommendation shall state in detail the reasons therefor and shall be made available to the applicant at least ten (10) days prior to the hearing. At the public hearing, the board may grant, grant with modifications or deny the application for renewal.

(Ord. No. 84-03, § 6, 2-14-84)