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SALT LAKE CITY ORDINANCE
No. 64 of 2005
(Amending Annual Review of Maximum Rates for Taxicabs)
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 5.72.457, SALT LAKE CITY CODE,
RELATING TO ANNUAL REVIEW OF MAXIMUM RATES FOR TAXICABS.
Be it ordained by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah:
SECTION 1. That Section 5.72.457, Salt Lake City Code, pertaining to annual review of
maximum rates for taxicabs be, and the same hereby is, amended to read as follows:
5.72.457 Annual Review Of Maximum Rates:
A. Each person holding a certificate of public convenience and necessity to operate taxicabs
within the city shall file with the city business license supervisor once during the calendar year a
petition regarding the adequacy of the existing maximum rates as set forth in section 5.72.455 of
this chapter, or its successor section. Said petition shall state whether, in the opinion of the
certificate holder, the existing maximum rates are at an appropriate level, or whether such rates
should be increased or decreased. If the petition indicates that the said rates should be increased,
the person submitting such petition shall supplement the petition with documentation in support
of such increase, such as evidence of increase of operating costs, insurance costs, costs of living,
and other relevant information. Each person filing said statement shall at the time of filing, pay a
filing fee to the city business license supervisor of one hundred dollars ($100.00) to cover the
city's costs of processing the statement and of conducting the subsequent hearing thereon.
B. As soon as is practicable after filing said petition the city business license supervisor shall
schedule a public hearing before a hearing officer appointed by the mayor to consider the
question of whether or not the existing taxicab rates should be increased. Notice of said hearing
shall be posted in the office of the city recorder and shall be published in a newspaper of general
circulation in the city.
C. The city hearing officer appointed by the mayor shall have power and authority to preside
at and power to examine witnesses and receive evidence, compel the attendance of witnesses,
and compel the production of documents.
D. The decision of the hearing officer, following the conclusion of said hearing, shall act as a
recommendation to the city council. In the event said decision recommends an increase in taxicab
rates, the city business license supervisor shall, as soon as practicable, present to the city council
the recommendation of the hearing officer for the council's consideration. The city council may
accept, modify, or reject the hearing officer's recommendations.
E. If in the determination of the mayor or the city council it is decided that certain special
circumstances warrant one or more hearings during a calendar year, then either the mayor or the
city council may direct that a hearing be scheduled. A holder of a certificate of public
convenience and necessity to operate a taxicab within the city who has already received a hearing
under subsection A of this ordinance may petition the mayor or city council at any time under
this provision. Neither the mayor nor the city council is required to grant the petition for a
hearing. All other provisions governing fees and hearing procedures shall be the same as set
forth above.
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SECTION 2. This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon the date of its first
publication.
Passed by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah this 1st day of November
2005.
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CHAIRPERSON
ATTEST:
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Transmitted to Mayor on 11/2/05 .A, , uti';. . T
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Mayor's Action: A./- Approved. Vetoed.
MAYOR
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Bill No. 64 of 2005.
Published: 11-5-05
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