(a) The Commissioner of Assessments and Licenses shall not issue a license to any independent operator until the independent operator provides the Commissioner with evidence that he or she is a member of, and will operate as part of an association approved by the Commissioner. No association shall be approved unless:
(1) The association agrees to provide dispatching services to its members;
(2) The association adopts and requires the use of a uniform and distinctive color scheme for the hacks of all its members;
(3) The association agrees to provide service to the public in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
(4) The association agrees to assume the responsibility of collecting daily waybills and other operating records from individual members and maintaining the waybills and other operating records in one (1) location. Waybills shall be retained for a period of at least one (1) year and other operating records shall be retained for a period of at least three (3) months. At all reasonable times, the association shall permit any duly authorized officer or employee in the classified service of the City to examine all property of the association.
(b) Should the association membership of any independent operator be terminated, either by the independent operator or by the association, for any reason, the association shall immediately notify the Commissioner of this fact in writing. The Commissioner shall forthwith suspend or revoke any license granted under this chapter to the independent operator until the independent operator provides evidence that he or she has become a member of an association.
(Ord. No. 1828-77. Passed 6-8-78, eff. 6-12-78)