(a) The director of public safety is hereby directed and empowered at any time to require the owners and operators of all licensed taxicabs operated under the provisions of this article to submit such vehicles to "safety lane" tests, or other tests as may be directed by the village manager, for the purpose of determining that they are in a safe condition for the carriage of passengers.
(b) Before obtaining a license to operate within the village, and once every 12 months thereafter, each taxicab licensed and operated under the provisions of this article shall be submitted to the director of public safety for similar inspection and test, or the taxicab shall be submitted for such inspection and test by a garage or testing agency as may be designated by the village manager, and a written report shall be submitted to the director of public safety indicating that each licensed taxicab has successfully passed these periodic inspections and tests.
(Ord. No. 2001-12-3029)