Ordinance 779-81 - Laserfiche WebLink

• 1 misdemeanor related to the ability and fitness of the applicant to engage in the 2 operation of a for-hire vehicle, whether he has been previously licensed as a driver or 3 chauffeur and if so, when and where, whether such license has ever been suspended or 4 revoked and for what cause. Said application shall be signed and sworn to by the 5 applicant and filed with the City as a permanent record and shall contain the names and 6 addresses of four persons, not relatives, who have known the applicant for at least two 7 years last past. 8 Section 12: FINGERPRINTS AND PHOTOGRAPHS OF APPLICANTS. Every 9 applicant for a for-hire vehicle driver's license must submit to fingerprinting by the 10 Police Department and shall submit with his application, in duplicate, a full face 11 photograph of the applicant; said photographs to be of the size of one inch square. One 12 set of photographs shall become a part of the applicant's license, if issued and one set 13 shall be filed with the Police Department. 14 Section 13: ISSUANCE OF FOR-HIRE VEHICLE DRIVER'S LICENSE. The 15 Chief of Police or his designee shall review the applicant's request and application for a 16 for-hire vehicle driver's license and shall investigate the statements contained therein 17 and obtain such other information as he deems necessary concerning the applicant's 18 character, integrity, past conduct and general qualifications, as well as -show the 19 applicant's ability and skill as a driver of a for-hire vehicle and whether the applicant is 20 a suitable person to drive such for-hire vehicle. If the Chief of Police or his designee 21 determines that the for-hire vehicle driver's license should be issued or renewed, there 22 shall be issued to the applicant a license which shall be in such form as to contain the 23 photograph and signature of the licensee. For-hire vehicle driver's licenses shall be 24 issued for the calendar year. If the Chief of Police or his designee determines that a 25 for-hire vehicle driver's license should not be issued or renewed, he shall notify the 26 applicant and the City Clerk thereof in writing, setting forth the reasons for such 27 rejection. Any applicant whose for-hire vehicle driver's license is rejected may appeal 28 within ten working days of receipt of notice of rejection to the City Council, who may 29 exercise its discretion in granting or renewing such license. 30 31 32 -6-