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VEHICLES FOR HIRE (B)
Ordinance No. 0-07-95
An ordinance of the City of Gainesville amending Chapter 28 Vehicles for Hire regulating vehicle-for-hire service within the City of Gainesville; amending the definition of vehicle-for-hire in Section 28-2; amending Section 28-3 to correct a scrivener's error and eliminate the requirement for audited financial statements, eliminating minimum number of vehicles requirement and clarifying criminal history requirements; amending Subsection (d) of Section 28-8 to consolidate medallion provisions; amending Section 28-8.5 by removing medallion language and redefining driver permit requirements; amending Section 28-11 related to liability insurance requirements; amending Section 28-21 related to city manager's right of inspection; providing directions to the codifier; providing a severability clause; providing a repealing clause and providing an immediate effective date.
recommendation
The City Commission adopt the proposed ordinance.
explanation
On September 10, 2007, the City Commission, referred proposed Ordinance No. 0-07-71 which re-organized and clarified existing Vehicle-for-Hire provisions and referred the Ordinance, along with three concerns raised by Vehicle-for-Hire owners and drivers. The issues raised by the owners and drivers were unrelated to the amendments in Ordinance No. 0-07-71.
The Public Safety Committee, at its meeting on September 20, 2007, considered the referred items and recommended specific changes to address the following concerns of the vehicles for hire owners and drivers: (1) criminal background limitations, (2) requirement for audited financial statements and (3) requirement for a minimum number of vehicles to get a franchise. The recommendation included the organizational changes and clarifications in Ordinance No. 0-07-71.
The City Commission, at its October 8, 2007 meeting, authorized the City Attorney to draft and the Clerk of the Commission to advertise an ordinance incorporating the changes proposed in the ordinance amendment (070244, 0-07-71) and the amendments addressing the concerns expressed by the Vehicle-for-Hire owners and drivers.
This ordinance requires two hearings. Should the Commission adopt this ordinance on first reading, second and final reading of the ordinance will be held on December 10, 2007.