A. Upon approval of the application by the City Council, the payment of fees and completion of inspection of all taxicabs as required by this Code, the permit to conduct a taxicab business shall be issued by the City Treasurer. Every permit to conduct a taxicab business issued hereunder shall be valid for a period of one fiscal year, subject to revocation in the manner prescribed herein. Provided, however, that an initial permit to conduct a taxicab business may be issued for part of a fiscal year. A permit to conduct a taxicab business shall be renewed upon payment of the annual license and permit fees in accordance with the then prevailing schedule of such fees unless, after hearing by the Council, it is determined by the Council that the permit should not be renewed. A permit to conduct a taxicab business shall be issued annually for the period from July 1st through June 30th. Permit fees shall be delinquent if not received within thirty (30) days from the expiration date of the permit. A penalty of ten percent (10%) per month shall be applied to all delinquent fees. Upon each annual renewal, the permittee shall be issued a permit in the form and manner required by this Chapter, without the necessity of establishing that the public interest and necessity is served by such existing and continued taxicab service, as would be required in the case of a new applicant. Any applicant may be required to complete a new application form or supply additional information regarding business operations or business structure. In the event an initial permit to conduct a taxicab business is issued for part of a year the applicable fees shall be prorated as provided in this Code. Other than an initial permit, a permit to conduct a taxicab business shall not be issued for parts of a year.
B. The City Treasurer, upon receipt of the required permit fees, shall issue a receipt for said funds to the applicant. The receipt for fees paid shall not constitute a permit to operate a taxicab or taxicab business. The City Treasurer, upon issuance of the receipt for fees shall transmit to the Police Department one decal for each taxicab authorized by the Council. The applicant shall, within thirty (30) days from the date upon which permit fees are paid to the City Treasurer present the authorized number of taxicabs to the Police Department for inspection. Failure of an applicant to present the authorized number of taxicabs to the Police Department for inspection within thirty (30) days shall automatically void the authorization for the number of taxicabs not inspected and shall reduce the total number of taxicabs previously authorized to that number which have been inspected and to which decals have been affixed by the Police Department. The Chief of Police may, upon good cause shown by the applicant, extend the initial thirty (30) day period for inspection for an additional period of time not to exceed a total of an additional thirty (30) days.
C. Upon certification by the City Attorney that the applicant has provided proof of insurance as required by this Chapter and upon certification by the Police Department that the authorized number of taxicabs have been inspected and the City decals affixed thereto, the City Treasurer shall issue the permit to conduct a taxicab business to the applicant, provided that the applicant has obtained a business tax certificate as required by this Code.
('65 Code, § 34-7) (Ord. No. 83-020 § 1)