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AN ORDINANCEAMENDINGCHAPTER5.40 OFTHEMOSESLAKEMUNICIPALCODEENTITLED"TAXICABS"
THE CITYCOUNCILOF THE CITYOFMOSESLAKE,WASHINGTONDOORDAINASFOLLOWS:
Section 1.Chapter 5.40 ofthe MosesLake Municipal Code entitled"Taxicabs"is amended as follows:
5.40.040 Licenge -Application -Generally;
A.Application for any license or identification card required bythis chapter shall be made totheFinanceDirectoruponsuchformastheFinanceDirectorshallrequire.Such applica-O tion shallshow thereon theapplicant's name,age,date of birth,and previousresidenceandoccupationforaperiodofnotlessthanfiveyearsimmediatelypriortosuchapplica-tion,the address ofhis place of business,and the name of his employer,if any;and shall
state whether or not theapplicant has ever been convictedof a felonyor forfeitedbond.The applicationshallbe signed and verifiedby the applicant.Ifthe applicantis a firmorcorporation,the appilcationshallbe signed by a duly authorized officerofthe firm orcorporationandshallgivethelocaladdressandplaceofbusinessofsuchfirmorcorpo-ration.
B.Allapplicationsfor a license shall be forwarded to the Police Chieffor invesdgation andreport.The Police Chiefshallrequirethat each applicantbe fingerprinted and his photo-graph taken;and an investigationshall be made into the background ofthe applicant.
5.40.050 Licensing -Limitationon Number of Licenses:
A.The licensing oftaxicabs,the examiningof the qualificationsof applicants for licensestodrivetaxicabsandtheIIcensingofdriversasprovidedinthischaptershallbeunderthesupervisionandcontroloftheFinanceDirector.
B.The numberof taxicablicenses which may be issued and outstandingat anyone timemaybelimitedtosuchnumberastheCityCouncilmay,by resolution,find and determinethatpublicconvenienceandnecessityrequire.The Councilmay,by resolution,increasethenumberatsuchtimeortimesasitshallfindanddetermînethatpublicconvenienceandnecessityrequiretheoperationofagreaternumberoftaxicabs.Applicationsforrenewaloflicensesshallbegivenpreferenceoverapplicationsforlicensesbypersons notOalreadyholdin0licenses;provided,thatifthe holder ofa licensefails to make applicationforrenewalthereof,priorto the expirationdate thereof,such preference shalltherebybeforfeited.
5.40.110 Business License:
A.Eachtaxicab company willbe required to obtain a business license as set forth inMosesLakeMunicipalCodeChapter5.04.
Alllicenses shallexpire on the 31st day of December of each year and no reduction in the feeforsuchlicensesshallbemadeforanypartialyear,No licenseshall be transferable.AlllicenseswillberenewedthroughtheFinanceDirectorwiththepaymentoftheyearlyfees.
5.40.120 Identification Cost;of Screening:
A.Every taxicab driver shall,at all times,have in his possession an identlficationcard in aformapprovedbythePoliceChief.Such card shall have thereon,in additionto suchotherinformationasmayberequiredbythePoliceChief,thephotograph,right indexprint,name ofemployer,and signatureofthe person being identified and date of expira-tion ofthe card.
B.The PoliceChiefshallcharge a one timefee offiftydollars(50)to helpdefraythe costs ofscreeninganyapplicantforanidentificationcardandhemay,in additionto any otherfees,charge the applicant the actual cost of the card.Fingerprinting costsare included inthefiftydollar($50)applicant review fee.AIIidentification cards shallexpireon the 31stdayofDecemberofeachyear.
C.AIIidentificationcards shallremain the propertyof the Cityof Moses Lake.Whenaholderofanidentificationcardshallleavetheemploymentofataxicabcompany,saidholdershallImmediatelysurrenderhisidentificationcardandforwarditimmediatelyto thePoliceChief.The former employee may then reapplyfor an identîfication carduponemploymentwithanothertaxicabcompanylicensedbytheCityofMosesLake.
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Section2.This ordinance shall take effect and be in force five (5)days after its passage and publication
as providedby law.
Adopted by the CityCounciland signed by itsMayoron December31,1990.
ATTEST:
FinanceDirector
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Attorney
PIJBLISHED:1/4/91
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