Ordinance 2880-05 - Laserfiche WebLink

1. Initial drop on all trips, including the first increment of a mile of travel; and 2. Distance based on uniform increments as prescribed by the city clerk. F. Discount Rates. All discounts on fares must be filed with the city clerk setting forth the conditions that must be met to qualify for the discount. All discounts must be expressed as a percentage discount of the filed rate. G. Contract Rates. The rates specified in this section for taxicabs and for -hire vehicles shall not apply to transportation of persons provided pursuant to a written contract which establishes a fare at a different rate for specified transportation which has been entered into prior to the passenger's request for transportation and has been approved by the city clerk; provided, that no contract may include any provision(s) the effect of which is to directly or indirectly require exclusive use of the transportation services of the contracting taxicab or for -hire vehicle. The contract shall not exceed one year. Be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: Rates. A. Except for special or contract rates and rates for special service vehicles, as provided for in this chapter, it shall be unlawful for anyone operating a taxicab licensed by the City to charge, demand or receive any greater or lesser rate than the following: 1. Taxicab. a. To be determined by the taximeter: i. Upon activation of the taximeter, two dollars and fifty cents; ii. For each succeeding one mile, two dollars and ten cents; twenty-one cents for each one-tenth mile or fraction thereof, iii. For each additional person for the whole journey, fifty cents; iv. For each minute of waiting time or fraction thereof, sixty cents (thirty- six dollars/hour). b. Waiting time shall include the time when the taxicab is not in motion, beginning with the arrival at the place to which it has been called, or the time consumed while standing at the directive of the passenger. No charge shall be made for time lost for inefficiency of the taxicab or its operator or time consumed by premature response to a call. The above charges shall be for one person. c. Limitation on assessment of wait time charges. The charge for waiting time on a taximeter shall not be utilized when the taxicab is traveling at a speed at which the fare assessed by the rate per mile exceeds the fare that would be assessed by the wait time charge. d. The per -mile rates set forth herein will be automatically updated each year, as of 8:00 a.m. on the second Monday of June, based on the following table. 3