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iii. For each additional person for the whole journey, fifty cents; <br />iv. For each minute of waiting time or fraction thereof, fifty cents (thirty <br />dollars/hour). <br />b. Waiting time shall include the time when the taxicab is not in motion, <br />beginning with the arrival at the place to which it has been called, or the time <br />consumed while standing at the directive of the passenger. No charge shall be <br />made for time lost for inefficiency of the taxicab or its operator or time <br />consumed by premature response to a call. The above charges shall be for one <br />person. <br />Limitation on Wait Time Charges. The charge for waiting time on a taximeter <br />shall not be utilized when the taxicab is traveling in excess of fifteen miles per <br />hour. <br />d. The charges herein set forth shall be binding upon the owners and drivers of <br />such taxicabs and any collection of fares in excess of said rates shall be <br />deemed to be a violation of this chapter. <br />B. Special Service Vehicles. <br />2. As a requirement of licensing, a schedule of rates to be charged by the applicant <br />for a special service vehicle shall be established by the applicant and filed with <br />the city clerk. <br />Before putting into effect changed rates a licensee must file the new schedule with <br />the city clerk at least fifteen days in advance. If the new rate requires adjustment <br />of the taximeter, the licensee may not use the new rate until the adjustment has <br />been made and the meter resealed by the city or its agent. The licensee must <br />withdraw any advertisement of the previous rates before using new rates. The <br />licensee must post the new rate schedule in compliance with the requirements of <br />this chapter. Rates may be changed by filing a new rate schedule with the city <br />clerk not more than two times during the license year and not sooner than three <br />months after the most recent previous rate change. <br />4. No person owning, operating or controlling any special service vehicle shall <br />charge a rate different than the rate filed with the city clerk. <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 <br />thereof, in legible type of writing containing the name of the owner or cab name, or <br />the city indicia number, the driver's name and for -hire license number, and any items <br />for which a 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 licensees to establish their own rates, the other rates provided for in this <br />section may only be changed by amendments to this chapter adopted by the city <br />council. <br />E. Rates must be established for: <br />2 <br />