City Council:
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 237 (TAXICABS) OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF
MOUNT VERNON TO PROMOTE PUBLIC SAFETY
BY ESTABLISHING NEW REGULATIONS FOR
REGISTERED CLASS A TAXICABS OPERATING
WITHIN THE CITY
WHEREAS, the City of Mount Vernon ("City") seeks to ensure the safety, reliability, and quality of taxicab services within the City; and
WHEREAS, in recent months, members of the public have complained that certain taxicabs are not safe or suitable to be operating within the City; and
WHEREAS, the City Council recognized the need for stronger regulations and penalties applying to Class A taxicab operators; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds this amendment to be in the best interest of public safety and the taxicab industry at large;
NOW, THEREFORE, the City of Mount Vernon, in City Council convened, does hereby ordain, and enact:
Section 1. Section 237-17 of the Code of the City of Mount Vernon is hereby amended to read as follows:
? 237-17 Inspection of vehicles; fees.
E. Any vehicle which is found, after such inspection, to be unsafe, more than fifteen (15) years old, or in any way unsuitable for hiring service, shall be immediately ordered out of service by the Commissioner of Public Safety or their designee(s), and before being again placed in service shall be delivered to the Police Department at a designated point for reinspection by the Commissioner of Public Safety or their designees.
Section 2. Section 237-24 of the Code of the City of Mount Vernon is hereby amended to read as follows:
? 237-24 Responsibilities of operators.
E. Taxicab licensees shall replace taxicabs where it appears that the vehicle or vehicles no longer meet the reasonable standards of safe operation. Pursuant to ? 237-17 of this chapter, all licensed Class A taxicabs, which are at least fifteen (15) years from the date of assembly, are presumed to no longer meet the reasonable ...
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