(A) The City Commission shall have the right to change or establish the rates and fares to be charged by taxicabs in the city at any time it deems necessary by ordinance.
(B) Until otherwise changed by the City Commission, or by regulation of the Chief of Police or his or her designated director, the following taxicab rates and fares shall be effective in the city.
(1) The rate of fare for one or more passengers picked up from the same point and delivered to a common destination shall not exceed $5 for a pickup and $0.20 for each additional one-tenth mile.
(2) Waiting time consumed by the taxicab at the instance of the passengers shall be at a rate not to exceed $5 for the first five minutes and $0.50 for each additional minute.
(3) If two or more passengers are going to the same destination, the driver shall collect only one fare, if the passengers are going to different destinations, the driver shall proceed to the next destination as though it were a completely new trip. Other destinations shall be treated likewise.
(1998 Code, § 126-288) (Ord. 05-19, passed 7-6-2005; Ord. 13-16, passed 6-19-2013)