(a) The Mayor, or his or her designee, shall establish the criteria and the procedure for a reasonable inspection of a proposed taxicab to be performed prior to initial licensing and prior to any renewal of a taxicab license.
(1) The Mayor shall designate one or more commercial automobile service establishments whose ownership and management do not have ownership and management responsibilities for any taxicabs within the corporate limits of the Village to perform such inspections. The reasonable cost of such inspection shall be paid by the owner of such vehicle at the time of inspection.
(2) The inspecting establishment shall provide a copy of the report to the operator of the taxicab. This report shall be taken to the Fiscal Officer prior to the issuance or renewal of the license for that vehicle, pursuant to Section 866.05.
(3) All criteria must be satisfactory prior to the approval of licensing. If any portion of the inspection is unsatisfactory, the taxicab owner shall cause the condition to be corrected and shall have the vehicle reinspected at the designated location.
(b) The Mayor shall make or cause to be made additional inspections of taxicabs at least once during the 12-month period after initial licensure, or at any other time at the discretion of the Mayor.
(1) If, upon any inspection, a taxicab is found to be unsafe, unclean or unsightly, the Fiscal Officer or law enforcement officer may remove the inspection decals and direct that the vehicle be taken out of service until made safe, clean and presenting a neat appearance. Such taxicabs taken out of service must be reinspected and approved by the Fiscal Officer before being returned to service. After completion of such requirements and the payment of a service fee of ten dollars ($10.00), a new decal shall be affixed.
(2) The Fiscal Officer shall cause a memorandum of such inspection failure to be recorded on the record of the owner of said taxicab.
(c) After a taxicab successfully completes the inspection, a windshield decal shall be issued by the Fiscal Officer and shall be affixed to the windshield in the lower right corner of the windshield. The sticker shall clearly indicate that the vehicle has received and satisfied the inspection.
(Ord. 973-09. Passed 4-12-10.)