(a) The Village Administrator shall investigate and hold a hearing as to each application for a taxicab or auto-for-hire operator’s license. If the Administrator finds from such investigation and hearing that the public convenience and necessity justify the operation of the vehicle for which the license is desired, he or she shall forthwith notify the applicant of his or her finding. Within 60 days thereafter, the applicant shall furnish the Administrator with the additional information required, and if the Administrator then finds that the applicant is the owner of the vehicle for which the license is desired, that such vehicle is a safe and fit conveyance and that it complies with all of the requirements of this chapter, he or she shall notify the Village Clerk-Treasurer, who shall issue a license to the applicant upon payment of the proper license fee and the furnishing of the bond or insurance required. If the applicant does not comply with the requirements of this section within 60 days, the finding of the Administrator shall be null and void.
(b) If the Administrator finds from such investigation and hearing that the public convenience and necessity do not justify the operation of the vehicle for which the license is desired, he or she shall forthwith notify the applicant of his or her finding.
(Ord. 1184, passed 1-28-1952; Am. Ord. 82-3, passed 1-4-1982)