No taxicab company shall be licensed, in any year, until the taxicabs,prior to being placed in service in their initial year, have been thoroughly and carefully inspected and examined, and annually thereafter, reinspected and examined on or within 30 days prior to December 31 of each calendar year. The cost of each such taxicab inspection is to be paid by the taxicab company. Within 30 days prior to the performance of the required annual reinspection and examination, the taxicab company shall submit the names and addresses and telephone numbers of three qualified mechanics who the taxicab company proposes to perform the required work. The Board of Public Works and Safety will select and approve a mechanic from the submitted list or, if the Board of Works finds no qualified mechanics among the names submitted, shall designate an approved mechanic from other than the three names submitted, whose principal place of business is located within the city. This approved mechanic as so designated shall be authorized to perform all inspections and examinations on behalf of the particular cab company unless the Board informs the taxicab company otherwise. The approved mechanic shall make the inspections and shall state in writing to the City Clerk-Treasurer the results of the inspections. In order for any vehicle to be used as a taxicab, it must be found to be in a thoroughly safe condition and shall meet the minimum standards required for all passenger cars under laws, rules, and regulations of the state or federal government.
('71 Code, § 120.03(B)) (Ord. 13-89, passed 6-26-89) Penalty, see § 117.99