Res 119-2005 9/6/2005RESOLUTION NO. I VD1- 9C C6
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ADOPTION OF A TEMPORARY
RATE INCREASE FOR TAXICAB SERVICES DUE TO UNUSUAL
GASOLINE PRICES; FINDING AND DETERMINING THAT THE
MEETING AT WHICH THIS RESOLUTION WAS PASSED WAS OPEN
TO THE PUBLIC AS REQUIRED BY LAW.
WHEREAS, the existing rates for taxicab fares went into effect on October 17,
2000, with the adoption of Ordinance No. 106 -2000; and
WHEREAS, the price of gasoline has increased significantly since this time
period; and
WHEREAS, the City of Wichita Falls has received a request from the local
taxicab companies to consider a temporary surcharge on trips to offset the increased
cost of gasoline.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, THAT:
SECTION 1 . A surcharge of one dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) per trip is hereby
allowed to be charged by taxicabs, in addition to the existing rates, as set forth in
Ordinance No. 106 -2000, subject to the following conditions.
(a) The surcharge will be allowed immediately upon passage of this resolution
for a period of six months and shall expire at midnight on March 5, 2006; and
(b) If the price per gallon of low -lead gasoline that the City of Wichita Falls pays
(BASE PRICE) is equal to or less than one dollar and twenty cents ($1.20)
per gallon for thirty (30) consecutive days, the City shall notify each holder of
a current taxicab franchise, via certified mail to the address on file with the
City Clerk, that the surcharge authority is suspended. Each holder shall
have no more than five (5) days from the date of the notice to withdraw the
surcharge, or by the expiration date set forth in paragraph (a) whichever
occurs first; and
(c) If the surcharge authority is suspended per paragraph (b), it shall be
reinstated if the BASE PRICE exceeds one dollar and twenty cents ($1.20)
per gallon for thirty (30) consecutive days. The City shall notify each holder
of a current taxicab franchise, via certified mail to the address on file with the
City Clerk, that the surcharge authority is reinstated subject to the above
conditions; and
(d) The surcharge will be posted in the taxicab in accordance with the provisions
of Chapter 110, Section 110 -193, Display of Rate Card, of the Code of
Ordinances.
SECTION 2 . It is hereby officially found and determined that the meeting at
which this resolution was passed was open to the public as required by law.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the 6th day of September 2005.
MAYOR '
ATTEST:
City Clerk