(A) The Town Council may, at any time after a public hearing, revoke any certificate issued by authority of this article for any one, or more, of the following causes:
(1) Failure to operate the taxicab specified in the certificate in such manner as to serve the public adequately and efficiently;
(2) Failure to maintain the vehicle and other equipment in good repair;
(3) Failure to carry liability insurance or bond, as required by law;
(4) Failure to pay the town taxes or license fees imposed upon such taxicabs, as set out in the fee schedule in Appendix G;
(5) Repeated and persistent violation by the taxicab drivers of local and state traffic, and safety, ordinances, or state laws relating to alcoholic beverages or prostitution;
(6) Failure to report accidents; and
(7) Willful failure to comply with any provision of this article, or other ordinances or state laws relating to the operation of taxicabs, whether such ordinances and laws be now in force, or hereafter enacted into ordinances and into laws.
(B) No certificate shall be revoked until the Council holds a public hearing to consider the matter. The owner shall receive notice of the hearing at least five days prior to the hearing by personal service or certified mail, return receipt requested, of the charges against him or her, and of the time and place of the hearing. If, after the hearing, it is found that the owner is guilty of one, or more, of the offenses listed in this section, the Council shall have the power to revoke the certificate, or to condition a revocation upon non-compliance with its order within any time fixed by it.
(Code 1976, § 10.27)