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Home My WebLink About2013-06-24 13-224 ORDINANCECOUNCIL ACTION Item No. 13-224 Date: June 24, 2013 Item/Subject: Ordinance, Amending Chapter 85 Business Licenses, of the Code of ,the City of Bangor, By Increasing the Fee for Taxicab License Responsible Department: City Clerk Commentary: This ordinance amendment will increase the fee for a taxicab license by $5.00 to cover the cost of printing and supplying of taxi meter seals to the Sealer of Weights and Measures. Historically the Code Enforcement Office provided these seals to the Sealer of Weights and Measures at no charge and received no revenue to offset the printing cost. The seal is part of the license requirement of the Code of the City of Bangor and for that reason has been supplied to the Sealer of Weights and Measures by the City at no charge. Since the Code Enforcement Office is not involved with the issuance of taxicab licenses, it made sense to have the City Clerk's office supply the stickers as the office issues the licenses. The proposed fee increase will create revenue for the City Clerk's office to offset the cost of printing. The State of Maine sets the amount of the fee which the Sealer of Weights and Measures is allowed to charge for inspections. He is unable to increase his fee to cover the cost of these seals. This ordinance change will pass on the cost of the seal to the taxicab owner. Department Head Manager's Comments: City Manager Associated Information: Budget Approval: Finance Director Legal Approval: Solicitor Introduced for Passage First Reading & Referral to Government Operations Committee Meeting of July 1, 2013 Page _ of _ Referral 13-224 f JUNE 24, 2013 h �o g :vim Assigned to Councilor Hawes CITY OF BANGOR R4r ORDINANCE, Amending Chapter 85 Business Licenses, of the Code of the City of Bangor, By Increasing the Fee for Taxicab License WHEREAS, the Chapter 278 Taxicabs, of the Code of the City of Bangor, requires that all taxicab taximeters be tested, approved and sealed by the Sealer of Weights and Measures each year; and WHEREAS, the City of Bangor supplies the Sealer of Weights and Measurer the seals for the taximeters, and WHEREAS, the Code Enforcement Office has in the past supplied these seals at no charge to the Sealer of Weights and Measures, and WHEREAS, the fee that the Sealer of Weights and Measures may charge is set by the State of Maine so that he cannot increase his fee to cover the cost of printing, and, WHEREAS, the purpose of increasing the Taxicab License fee is to cover the cost of printing the seals. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BANGOR AS FOLLOWS, THAT Chapter 85 of the Code of the Cityof Bangor be amended as follows: § 85-4. Fees. [Amended 4-27-1987 by Ord. No. 87-1421 It is the intent and purpose of this section to establish fees which shall bear a reasonable relationship to the costs incurred by the city in the administration and enforcement of this chapter, other applicable city ordinances and state statutes. A. To accomplish such purposes: (1) All fees and charges for licenses or permits shall be paid in advance at the time of application therefor to the City Clerk. (2) All fees submitted shall be retained by the City Clerk regardless of whether said license or permit is issued B. The fees to be charged for such licenses and permits shall be as follows (increased by rounding off to the nearest dollar for computation purposes): [Amended 4-24-1989 by Ord. No. 89-138; 3-26-1990 by Ord. No. 90-118;10-22-1990 by Ord. No. 90-343; 10-27-1997 IN CITY COUNCIL June 24, 2013 First Reading and Referral to Government Operations Committee Meeting of 1, 201, CITY CLERK IN CITY COUNCIL July 8, 2013 Motion made and seconded for Passage Vote: 8-0 Councilors Voting Yes: Baldacci, Blanchette, Civiello, Gallant, Long, Nealley, Sprague, Durgin Councilors Voting No: None Pass d CITY C RK 13-224 JUNE 249 2013 by Ord. No. 97416; 9-14-1998 by Ord. No. 98-339; 5-9-2005 by Ord. No. 05-123; effective 3-1-2009; 7-1-2009; 7-1-2011; 7-1-2012] License or Permit , Amusement device license Beano license Bowling alley license Carnival license 1 to 5 rides 6 rides and over Catering license Circus license Indoor Outdoor Closing -out -sale license Dance hall license Dealer in explosives license Dealer in old gold Flammable liquid license Games of chance license Industrial metalsrunkyards Innkeeper license 1 to 10 rooms 11 rooms and over Liquor license, off -premises Statutory, Private Act, or Fee Code Reference $42 8 M.R.S.A. § 441 et seq. $0 $312 8 M.R.S.A. §§ 1 - 2 8 M.R.S.A. §§ 501 - 502 $179 $596 $20 $412 $655 $56 $312 $88 $107 $189 $0 $60 $209 $412 $24 22 M.R.S.A. § 2491 et seq.; City Code § 124-2 8 M.R.S.A. §§ 501 and 502 30-A M.R.S.A. § 3781 et seq. L. 1935, c. 14 L. 1935, c. 14 L. 1935, c. 14 30-A M.R.S.A. § 3751; M.R.S.A. 29-A § 1101 30-A M.R.S.A. § 3811 13-224 JUNE 24, 2013 Statutory, Private Act, or License or Permit Fee Code Reference Liquor license $119 (plus required 28-A M.R.S.A. §§ 653 and advertising) 1051 Liquor license, malt $118 Spirituous, vinous $118 Lunch wagon license 30-A M.R.S.A. § 3931 Up to 3 days $60 Up to 3 months $143 Over 3 months up to 1 year $207 Mobile home park operator's City Code § 186-1 license Fewer than 100 lots $209 100 to 199 lots $238 200 to 299 lots $357 300 or more lots $477 Pawnbroker's license $107 City Code § 206-3 Precious metals license $106 City Code § 219-1 Roller-skating rink license $312 8 M.R.S.A. § 601 Secondhand dealer's license $107 City Code § 247-2 Secondhand (per table) $6 Special amusement permit $312 (plus required 28-A M.R.S.A. § 1054 advertising) Tank farm license $189 L. 1935, c. 14 Tavemkeeper's license $207 30-A M.R.S.A. § 3811 Taxicab license $82-87 (plus SBI City Code § 278-3 background fee) Taxicab driver's license $31 (plus SBI City Code § 278-4 background fee) 13-224 JUNE 249 2013 Up to 2,000 square feet $298 Over 2,000 square feet $477 C. The above fees shall be increased annually on July 1 of each year beginning in 1998 by a percentage equal to the percentage increase in the Federal Consumer Price Index - Urban (CPI -U) for the immediately preceding calendar year. Fees shall be rounded up to the next highest $1. [Amended 1-24-1994 by Ord. No. 94-66; 9-14-1998 by Ord. No. 98-3391 Additions are underlined, deletions struck rough. Statutory, Private Act, or License or Permit Fee Code Reference Theater license $312 L. 1935, c. 14 Transient sellers of consumer $357 City Code § 165-31 merchandise license Victualer's license City Code § 295-1 No tables $173 Up to 2,000 square feet $298 Over 2,000 square feet $477 C. The above fees shall be increased annually on July 1 of each year beginning in 1998 by a percentage equal to the percentage increase in the Federal Consumer Price Index - Urban (CPI -U) for the immediately preceding calendar year. Fees shall be rounded up to the next highest $1. [Amended 1-24-1994 by Ord. No. 94-66; 9-14-1998 by Ord. No. 98-3391 Additions are underlined, deletions struck rough.