(a) A scooter sharing license shall be issued for a two-year period, beginning on June 15 of years ending in an even number. The license fee for the two-year license term shall be $250,000.00 and paid before the first day of the license term. The license fee shall be paid as a precondition to issuance of the license and shall not be prorated.
(b) The fees collected pursuant to subsections (a) and (f) of this section shall be used to cover the City’s cost in the administration and enforcement of this chapter by the Commissioner and the Commissioner of Transportation.
(c) Nothing in this section shall affect the rights of the City to impose or collect any other applicable tax upon the leasing, use or operation of a scooter in addition to the license fee specified in this section.
(d) A scooter sharing license is non-transferable.
(e) The Commissioner may renew a scooter sharing license if the applicant meets the requirements in Section 9-103-050.
(f) The Commissioner shall impose a monthly service fee to licensees, calculated at a rate of $16.00 per scooter for the average number of scooters deployed in a month plus $0.16 per scooter trip, based on the license month. Licensees must pay the service fee before the end of the calendar month as a continuing requirement for maintaining the license.
(Added Coun. J. 10-14-21, p. 37486, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 4-17-24, p. 11061, § 2)