Resolution 6630 - Laserfiche WebLink

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 charges herein set forth shall be binding upon the owners and drivers of such taxicabs and any collection of fares in excess of said rates shall be deemed to be a violation of this chapter. B. Special Service Vehicles. 1. As a requirement of licensing, a schedule of rates to be charged by the applicant for a special service vehicle shall be established by the applicant and filed with the city clerk. 2. Before putting into effect changed rates, a licensee must file the new schedule with the city clerk at least fifteen days in advance. If the new rate requires adjustment of the taximeter,the licensee may not use the new rate until the adjustment has been made and the meter resealed by the city or its agent. The licensee must withdraw any advertisement of the previous rates before using new rates. The licensee must post the new rate schedule in compliance with the requirements of this chapter. Rates may be changed by filing a new rate schedule with the city clerk not more than two times during the license year and not sooner than three months after the most recent previous rate change. 3. No person owning, operating or controlling any special service vehicle shall charge a rate different than the rate filed with the city clerk. C. If demanded by the passenger,the driver in charge of a for-hire vehicle shall deliver to the person paying for the hiring of same at the time of such payment a receipt thereof, in legible type of writing containing the name of the owner or cab name, or the city indicia number, the driver's name and for-hire license number, and any items for which a charge is made, the total amount paid, and the date of the payment. D. The rates provided for in this subsection A.1.a.i-iv may be changed by resolution of the Everett City Council. Page 2 of 5