Ord 3365 9/5/1978 ORDINANCE NO. 21L
ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING, FOR A TEMPORARY TIME,
THE ESTABLISHMENT AND EXPERIMENTATION WITH
A ZONE FARE PLAN FOR TAXICABS.
WHEREAS, Section 31-55 of the Code of Ordinances provides that
it shall be unlawful for any driver, operator or other person who is duly licensed
to operate a taxicab within the City to fail to use or place in use the taximeter on
such taxicab when passenger or passengers are in the taxicab; and,
WHEREAS, Section IV of Ordinance No. 1631, as amended, provides
a schedule of rates and fares that shall be charged by a taxicab operator; and,
WHEREAS, Cowden Cab Company, a. duly certificated and licensed
taxicab operator in the City of Wichita Falls is interested in the possibility of
• participating in a federally supported transportation program for elderly persons,
handicapped persons, etc; in order to participate in such a program, it is necessary
that a zone fare plan be adopted.
WHEREAS, it would be advantageous to the using public and Cowden
Cab Company for a zone fare plan to be available to all users of the taxi cab
services provided by Cowden Cab Company.
WHEREAS, before a final zone fare plan can be developed for pre-
sentation to the Board of Aldermen, it will be necessary to experiment with the
establishment of zones and zone fares.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF ALDER-
' MEN OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, THAT:
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 31-55 of the Code of Ord-
inances and Section IV of Ordinance 1631, as amended, requiring the use of taxi-
meters and taximeter fares, for a temporary period Cowden Cab Company is auth-
orized to establish, on an experimental basis, such zone fare plan or plans as may
be approved by the City Manager and his staff. Cowden Cab Company will coor-
dinate with the Traffic and Transportation Division in the development of the zone
fare plan. Cowden Cab Company shall present a final zone fare plan for consider-
ation by the Board of Aldermen no later than October 1st, 1979. This ordinance,
and the temporary authority contained herein, shall expire at the time of the first
meeting of the Board of Aldermen in October, 1979.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS the 5th day of September, 1978.
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City Clerk