1889_00001ORDINANCE NO.1889
AN ORDINANCE AMENDINGCHAPTER 5.40 OF THE MOSES LAKEMUNICIPALCODEENTITLED"TAXICABS"
THE CITYCOUNCIL OF THE CITYOF MOSES LAKE,WASHINGTONDOORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1.Chapter 5.40 of the Moses Lake MunicipalCode entitled"Taxicabs"is amended as follows:
5.40.090 Renewal of Taxi Driver's License:A taxidriver's license maybe renewed from year toyear by
O appropriate endorsement thereon by direction of the Finance Director.A driver,in applying forarenewalofhislicense,shall make such application upon a formtobe furnished by theFinanceDirector.
5.40.120 Identification Costs of Screening:
A.Every taxicabdriver shall,at alltimes,have in his possession an identification card ina formapprovedbythePoliceChiefSuchcardshallhavethereon,in addition to such otherinformationasmayberequiredbythePoliceChief,thephotograph,right index print,nameofemployer,and signatureof the person being identified and date of expirationofthecard.
B.The Police Chief shall charge a one timefee ofninetydollars ($90)tohelp defray the costsofscreeninganyapplicantforanidentificationcardandlicenseandhemay,in additiontoanyotherfees,charge the applicantthe actual cost of the card.Fingerprinting costs areincludedintheninetydollar($90)applicantreviewfee.Allidentification cards shallexpireonthe31stdayofDecemberofeachyear.
C.Allidentification cards shall remain thepropertyofthe City of Moses Lake.When a holderofanidentificationcardshallleavetheemploymentofataxicabcompany,said holder shallimmediatelysurrenderhisidentificationcardandforwarditimmediatelytothePoliceChief.The former employee may then reapply for an identification card upon employmentwithanothertaxicabcompanylicensedbytheCityofMosesLake.
Section 2.The City Council declares that an emergency exists and this ordinance shall take effectimmediatelyasprovidedbylawupononereadingif2/3 of the entire City Council present vote in favor ofpassage.
Adopted by theCity Council and signed by its Mayor on ember 14,1999.
Mayor
ATTEST:
Fifiance Director
OVED ASTo FORM:
orney