(A) The Board of Public Safety and/or its agent, subject to approval of the Common Council, is vested with power and authority and it shall be its duty to supervise and regulate taxicab performance and determine the adequacy of the service being furnished. Nothing contained herein shall be construed as granting unto the Board of Public Safety the power to establish rates of fares, which power is hereby exclusively withheld.
(B) Whenever the Board of Public Safety shall exercise its power and authority by establishing fines or regulatory standards for equipment and/or performance pursuant to the provisions contained herein, said Board shall submit a copy of any such fine schedule or regulations in the form of a resolution to be approved by the Common Council prior to their implementation.
(C) The Board of Public Safety shall have the power and authority to prescribe and administer rules and regulations and issue orders, in conformity with the provisions of this chapter, to prescribe the conduct of persons operating taxicabs in the City. The Board of Public Safety may delegate its authority to a designated agent to act on the Board's behalf, including but not limited to, issuing and immediately suspending taxicab licenses and/or permits for violation of any provisions of this chapter. The permittee and/or licensee may pursue a remedy pursuant to § 116.56 of this chapter. The Board of Public Safety may hire persons to carry out its function, including but not limited to vehicle inspections, taximeter inspections and random inspections to determine whether fares are being charged which conform to the rates posted in and on the vehicle.
(D) The Board of Public Safety shall keep on file in its office, open to the inspection of the public, the following information:
(1) A register of names of each person engaged in the taxicab business with the date and complete record of inspection made of all vehicles operated pursuant to this chapter.
(2) An indexed record of all orders made and entered under pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
(E) In addition to maintaining a list of permittees, the Board of Public Safety shall assign a serial body number to each motor vehicle described in such list as originally filed or amended and place such number opposite the description of such motor vehicle in such list.
(F) The Board of Public Safety is hereby authorized to promulgate a schedule of administrative fees and fines which may be levied in lieu of or in addition to the revocation and suspension of any permit or license issued under the provisions of this chapter. Any such regulation may also include provision for notice and a hearing before the Board of Public Safety in those cases where permits or licenses are revoked or suspended.
(Ord. G-30-90, passed 12-18-90; Am. Ord. G-37-03, passed 11-18-03; Am. Ord. G-9-16, passed 7-12-16)