(A) The Town Board may, at any time, revoke any certificate issued under this subchapter for any one or more of the following causes:
(1) Failure to operate the taxicabs specified in the certificate in a manner to serve the public adequately and efficiently;
(2) Failure to maintain motor equipment in good repair;
(3) Failure to pay the town taxes or license fees imposed upon taxicabs;
(4) Failure to carry liability insurance or bond as required by this chapter;
(5) Repeated and persistent violation by the taxicab drivers employed by the holder of the certificate in question of traffic and safety ordinances or state laws relating to alcoholic beverages or prostitution;
(6) Failure to report accidents;
(7) Willful failure to comply with any provision of this chapter or other ordinances or state laws relating to the operation of taxicabs; and/or
(8) The abandonment of the use of a certificate for a period of 90 consecutive days, provided the Board may, in its discretion, renew the certificate for an additional 90 days upon written application by the owner filed prior to the 90-day expiration date.
(B) No certificate shall be revoked until the owner has had at least five days notice by personal service or certified mail 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 Town Board shall have the power to revoke the certificate, or to condition a revocation upon compliance of its order within any time fixed by it.
(Ord. 00-08, passed 10-10-00)