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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011-10-12 11-304 ORDINANCEItem No. _. 11 304 Dace: October 12 2011 Item/Subject: Ordinance, Amending Chapter 278, Taslcabs, of the Code of fire City of Bangor, By Changing the period for Which Taxicabs Are Licari Responsible Department: City Cleric. Commentary: Under the current City ordinance, all taxicab licenses expire on the first day of July, which causes two primary problems. First, fire City Clerks Office gets inundated with license requests during the month of June, a month in which the ClerKs Office also has significant election - related demands on its are. Second, taxicab drivers who have not previously had licenses might apply for a license at any time during the year, so they generally end up with their first license being for a period of time significantly shorter than a year. The proposed ordinance amendment would solve both problems by allowing applicants for new licenses to run for a full year from the first elate that they are issued. Second, as new taxicab licenses are Issued the ClerKs workload will slowly be distributed throughout the year. Current holders of taxicabs licenses will continue to license their taxicabs in July. This amendment was unanimously recommended for approval by the Government Operations Committee on September 27, 2011. Department Head Mdnager's Comments: /'� % City Manager Associated Information: Ordinance Budget Approval -- Finance Director Legal Approval: - Introduced for Passage x First Reading — Butternut 1l-304 r-1 Assigned to Councilor - Longo October 12, 2011 CITY OF BANGOR a (TITLE.) Ordinance, Amending Chapter 278, Taxicabs, of the Code of the City of Bangor, By Changing the Period for Which Taxicabs Are Licensed WHEREAS, City taxicab licenses currently last for one year and all expire on the same day, July 1; WHEREAS, this creates a significant administrative burden an the Clerk's office; WHEREAS, this also means that licenses of new taxicab licensees often last for less than a year, as the license Comes due on July 1 no matter when it was obtained; and WHEREAS, it would therefore be of benefit both to the City and to taxicab licensees to institute a rolling system of licensure, in which any taxicab license lasts for a full year after it is granted; NOW, THEREFORE, BE TT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BANGOR THAT, Chapter 278, Section 278-4 of the Cade of the City of Bangor be amended as follows: § 278-4. Taxicab diver's license. D. Expiration of taxicab driver's license. Unless suspended or revoked under 4 27&9B of this chapter, all taxicab drivers licenses will Continue in Force i mt I d:c firit day sf3nly raj sail Vie debt f for one Year from the date of issuance Additions are unded ned deletions struck through. IN Clan Couucn October 12, 2011 �First �Reeading1l/JFT - C cF3. i� 18 CF1Y CO cm October 24, 2011 - marine Bede and Seconded for Passage Vote: " Councilors voting Yes: Blanchette, Bronson, Durgin, Cratvick, lanugo, Haves, Bealley, Pzlear B Felton Councilors voting No: Bone Passed n n.ann oRDl8dvice (TIRE,) Mending Chaoter 2)BI Yssirabs. of the Code of the City of Bangor, 19 changing the period for vbich iaricabs are Licensed dNgamm wandw o+� ��