HomeMy WebLinkAbout2016-05-09 16-184 ORDINANCECOUNCIL ACTION
Item No. 16-184
Date: May 9, 2016
Item/Subject: ORDINANCE, Amending Chapter 278, Taxicabs and Livery Vehicles, of the
Code of the City of Bangor, By Increasing the Waiting Time Rate to $21 per
Hour
Responsible Department: Legal
Commentary:
This ordinance amendment would change the maximum amount a taxicab charges while waiting
from $20 per hour to $21 per hour.
Under the City's taxicab ordinance, a cab may, in, addition to charging mileage, charge up to $20
per hour (approximately $0.33 per minute) for time spent waiting for a passenger if the
passenger is not ready to leave at the agreed-upon time. This amount was not changed during
the recent amendments to the taxicab code.
In the process of coming into compliance with the new code, a taxicab company owner
contacted the City to note that taxicabs have traditionally charged $0.35 per minute for wait
time, which comes out to $21 per hour. Many of the taximeters are sealed by the factory or
state and have already been inspected for this year, making it difficult to change the meters to
reflect the proper rate without a great deal of time and effort.
This amendment was recommended for approval at the Government Operations Committee
meeting on 5/2/16.
Manager's Comments:
Associated Information: Ordinance
Budget Approval:
Legal Approval:
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Department Head
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City Manager
Finance Director
Solicitor
Assign to Councilor Perry
CITY OF BANGOR
16-184
May g, 2016
ORDINANCE, Amending Chapter 278, Taxicabs and Livery Vehicles, of the Code of the City of
Bangor, By Increasing the Waiting Time Rate to $21 per Hour
WHEREAS, taxicabs are authorized to charge a rate for while waiting for a passenger if the passenger
is not ready to leave at the agreed-upon time;
WHEREAS, a change in the waiting time rate from $20 to $21 would bring City ordinance into
conformance with current practice and avoid the need for difficult and time-consuming taximeter
alterations;
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BANGOR AS FOLLOWS, THAT
Chapter 278 of the Code of the City of Bangor be amended as follows:
§ 278-9. Taxicab rates of fare.
E. Waiting time. if the taxicab waits for the passenger after the taxicab has arrived at the place of
origin, at the expiration of five minutes after such taxicab has arrived or after being requested to
wait by the passenger, whichever comes sooner, the passenger may be charged not more than a
maximum rate of $29 21 per hour, or any such fraction thereof, as the actual waiting time bears
to one hour. No charge shall be made for waiting time in advance of the time at which the taxicab
is required in the request for the taxicab service, nor for the delay due to the inefficiency of the
taxicab or its operation, nor for mileage or time other than proceeding in the most direct way to
the destination.
Additions areiunnderlin deletions struck through.
IN CITY COUNCIL
MAY 9, 2016
FIRST READING
CITY CLERk
IN CITY COUNCIL
MAY 23, 2016
MOTION MADE AND SECONDED FOR PASSAGE
VOTE: 9-0
COUNCILORS VOTING YES: BALDACCI, DURGIN, GRAHAM, NEALLEY, NICHOLS, PERRY, PLOURDE, SPRAGUE, FAIRCLOTH
COUNCILORS VOTING NO: NONE
PASSED
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CITY CLERK