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• <br /> C. If demanded by the passenger, the driver in charge of a for-hire vehicle shall deliver <br /> to the person paying for the hiring of same at the time of such payment a receipt therefor, <br /> in legible type of writing containing the name of the owner or cab name, or the city <br /> indicia number, the driver's name and for-hire license number, and any items for which a <br /> charge is made, the total amount paid, and the date of the payment. <br /> D. With the exception of subsection B of this section which authorizes special service <br /> vehicle licensee to establish their own rates, the other rates provided for in this section <br /> may only be changed by amendments to this chapter adopted by the city council. <br /> E. Rates must be established for: <br /> 1. Initial drop on all trips, including the first increment of a mile of travel; <br /> and <br /> 2. Distance based on uniform increments as prescribed by the city clerk. <br /> F. Discount Rates. All discounts on fares must be filed with the city clerk setting forth <br /> the conditions that must be met to qualify for the discount. All discounts must be <br /> expressed as a percentage discount of the filed rate. <br /> G. Contract Rates. The rates specified in this section for taxicabs and for-hire vehicles <br /> shall not apply to transportation of persons provided pursuant to a written contract which <br /> establishes a fare at a different rate for specified transportation which has been entered <br /> into prior to the passenger's request for transportation and has been approved by the city <br /> clerk; provided, that no contract may include any provision(s) the effect of which is to <br /> directly or indirectly require exclusive use of the transportation services of the <br /> contracting taxicab or for-hire vehicle. The contract shall not exceed one year. <br /> Be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: <br /> Rates. <br /> A. Except for special or contract rates and rates for special service vehicles, as provided <br /> for in this chapter, it shall be unlawful for anyone operating a taxicab licensed by the city <br /> to charge, demand or receive any greater or lesser rate than the following: <br /> 1. Taxicab. <br /> a. To be determined by the taximeter: <br /> i. Upon activation of the taximeter, one dollar and eighty sixty <br /> cents; <br /> ii. For each succeeding one mile or fraction hereof, one dollar and <br /> eighty sixty cents; $0.20 for each one-ninth mile or fraction <br /> thereof; <br /> iii. For each additional person for the whole journey, fifty cents; <br /> iv. For each minute of waiting time or fraction thereof, fifty cents <br /> (thirty dollars/hour). <br /> b. Waiting time shall include the time when the taxicab is not in <br /> motion, beginning with the arrival at the place to which it has been <br /> called, or the time consumed while standing at the directive of the <br /> passenger. No charge shall be made for time lost for inefficiency of the <br /> taxicab or its operator or time consumed by premature response to a <br /> call. The above charges shall be for one person. <br /> Ordinance taxi rates and cap <br /> 3 <br />