(A) Upon the filing of a new application, the City Commission shall fix a time and place for a hearing thereon. Notice of such hearing shall be given to the applicant and to all persons to whom certificates of public convenience and necessity have been theretofore issued. Any interested person may file with the City Clerk a memorandum in support or opposition to the issuance of a certificate, or may appear in person at the time of the public hearing in support of or opposition to the issuance of the certificate.
('72 Code, § 33-16)
(B) (1) If the City Commission finds that further jitney service is required in the city by public convenience and necessity, and that the applicant is fit, willing and able to perform such public transportation and to conform to the provisions of this chapter and the rules promulgated by the City Commission, the City Commission shall issue a certificate stating the name and the address of the applicant, the number of vehicles authorized under such certificate and the date of issuance; otherwise, the application shall be denied.
(2) In making the above findings, the City Commission shall take into consideration the number of jitneys already in operation, whether existing transportation is adequate to meet the public need, the probable effect of increased service on local traffic conditions, and the character, experience and responsibility of the applicant.
(3) Upon the granting of a certificate of public convenience and necessity by the City Commission, the applicant shall be issued one permanent metal medallion per vehicle. This medallion shall be designed by the city and attached to the outside, and in plain view, of the motor vehicle for which it is issued.
(4) Upon transfer of a medallion from one vehicle to another (permanent or temporary), a transfer form must be submitted to the Department of Financial Services of the city for approval prior to transfer. Any vehicle involved in the transfer of a medallion must comply with the requirements of §§ 126.013, and 126.055.
('72 Code, § 33-18)
(Ord. 1717, passed - - ; Am. Ord. O-71-46, passed 4-21-71; Am. Ord. O-76-74, passed 9-29-76; Am. Ord. O-94-06, passed 2-2-94; Am. Ord. O-95-67, passed 11-1-95) Penalty, see § 126.999