Pomona council postpones transportation company hearing

POMONA - Pomona City Council members decided to wait until December to hold a public hearing involving a company that wishes to establish a non-emergency medical transportation service.

Premier Medical Transportation is seeking a certificate of public convenience and necessity from the city in order to provide non-emergency medical transportation in the city using both emergency and non-emergency vehicles, according to a city staff report.

City Manager Linda Lowry suggested rescheduling the matter to give the council time to review information it was provided Monday.

Councilwoman Paula Lantz said she would prefer scheduling the hearing to a date after the company has gone before Los Angeles County Medical Services Agency.

City regulations require businesses such as Premier to have licenses to operate from the Department of Motor Vehicles, the L.A. County Medical Services Agency and the California Highway Patrol, a staff report said.

Premier has licenses from DMV and CHP but must still go before the county, the report said.

Premier's application for a license is under review and expected to go before the board members of the county agency Dec. 10, the report said.

Council members agreed to take up the matter at the Dec. 21 meeting.