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ATTORNEY COLLINS DISCUSSED THE ADVANTAGE OF A CERTIFICATE OF NEED TO ODOM AVIATION, INC., AND SAID HE FELT THAT THE ADVANTAGES ARE THAT IT LIMITS THE SERVICE TO ONE CARRIER AND ALSO ALLOWS THE HOSPITAL IN CASES OF INCOMPETENCY OR NO NEXT OF KIN TO CALL ON A LICENSED CARRIER. COMMISSIONER SIEBERT POINTED OUT THAT ONE ADVANTAGE IS THAT IT WILL PROVIDE THE AREA WITH A PROPERLY EQUIPPED PLANE. COMMISSIONER SCHMUCKER FELT THAT THE BOARD WOULD LIKE TO POSTPONE THIS MATTER_UNTIL THEY CAN CHECK FURTHER WITH THE STATE AND WITH PIPER AIRCRAFT, AND THE BOARD AGREED TO DELAY FURTHER ACTION UNTIL MORE INVESTI- GATION CAN BE DONE. THE BOARD NEXT DISCUSSED LETTER RECEIVED FROM C & J AMBULANCE SERVICE REQUESTING APPROVAL OF THEIR INCREASED RATES AND RENEWAL OF THEIR CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY. COMMISSIONER Loy COMMENTED THAT SHE HAD HEARD THAT THE RATES WERE QUITE HIGH AND SUGGESTED A FURTHER INVESTIGATION BE MADE, BUT IT WAS NOTED THAT THE BOARD DOES NOT ACTUALLY HAVE ANY JURISDICTION OVER THESE RATES. COMMISSIONER SIEBERT POINTED OUT THAT IF THEY DONT HAVE A CER- TIFICATE OF NEED, THIS SERVICE WILL NOT BE PROVIDED AT ALL AND ALSO NOTED THAT IT IS A NON-EXCLUSIVE CERTIFICATE SO IF IT IS NOT SATISFACTORY, SOME- ONE ELSE COULD START THE SAME SERVICE. MOTION WAS MADE BY COMMISSIONER SIEBERT, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER LOY, TO ISSUE A NON-EXCLUSIVE 'CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECES- SITY FOR ONE YEAR TO C & .J AMBULANCE SERVICE, INC. COMMISSIONER SCHMUCKER FELT RATES SHOULD AT LEAST BE MENTIONED, AND CHAIRMAN WODTKE SAID HE HAD NO PROBLEM WITH PUTTING IN THE MINUTES THAT THIS APPROVAL WAS GIVEN BASED UPON THE RATES SUBMITTED IN THEIR LETTER OF AUGUST 24, 1977, AS FOLLOWS;