Any resident of the village who qualifies for a senior citizen or handicapped citizen transportation pass for use by participating taxi services, as determined by the regional transportation authority, may:
(a) Receive taxi coupons from the village in the face amount of five dollars ($5.00) for use in taxicab travel with participating taxi services within and beyond the corporate limits of the village.
(b) The rate of fare for taxicab trips by qualifying passengers within the village shall be one coupon plus a surcharge of one dollar ($1.00). In the event the destination is beyond the village corporate limits, a single coupon per passenger may be applied against the meter rate and the passenger shall pay the remaining balance.
(c) In the event of a shared ride with one or two (2) qualifying passengers, each passenger shall pay one coupon and a one dollar ($1.00) surcharge shall be divided equally ($0.50) between the two (2) passengers. In the case of a shared ride with three (3) qualifying passengers, each passenger shall pay one coupon and a seventy five cent ($0.75) surcharge shall be divided equally between the three (3) passengers ($0.25 per passenger). In the event the destination is beyond the village corporate limits, a single coupon per passenger may be applied against the meter rate and the passengers shall pay the remaining balance. (Ord. 0-08-32, 8-18-2008)