HomeMy WebLinkAbout182591 � RDINANCE NO. 18,259 • 495
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3 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND LITTLE ROCK, ARK., REV.
4 CODE § 34 -43 (1988) TO AMEND CERTAIN MAXIMUM
5 TAXICAB METER RATES AND ADDITIONAL CHARGES;
6 AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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8 WHEREAS, current taxicab ceiling rates were established by the Transportation Code,
9 Little Rock, Ark., Ordinance No. 17,616 (November 18, 1997); and
10 WHEREAS, the Transportation Code states that the Board of Directors shall annually review
11 the maximum ceiling meter rates to determine the appropriateness of the rate; and
12 WHEREAS, taxi operating companies have operated at rates below the ceiling rate until
13 January 2000; and
14 WHEREAS, rapidly rising fuel costs, in addition to other operating costs, necessitates an
15 increase in the ceiling rate; and
16 WHEREAS, none of the taxicab operators intend to implement the proposed maximum
17 ceiling rate in the near future, barring further substantial fuel increases.
18 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
19 THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS:
20 SECTION 1. Little Rock, Ark., Rev. Code § 34- 43(b)(1)a. (1988) shall be amended to
21 increase the initial meter charge from $1.50 to $2.00.
22 SECTION 2. Little Rock, Ark., Rev. Code§ 34- 43(b)(1)b. (1988) shall be amended to
23 increase the charge per mile from $1.25 to $1.60.
24 SECTION 3. Little Rock, Ark., Rev. Code § 34- 43(b)(2) (1988) shall be amended as
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26 No more than Two Dollars ($2.00) per additional person shall be
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29 SECTION 4. Little Rock, Ark., Rev. Code § 34- 43(b)(3) (1988) shall be amended to read
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31 Waiting time ceiling rate shall not exceed Twenty -two Dollars
32 ($22.00) per hour.
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SECTION 5. Severability. In the event any section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph,
subparagraph, item, sentence, clause, phrase, or word of this ordinance is declared or adjudged to be
invalid or unconstitutional, such declaration or adjudication shall not affect the remaining provisions
of this ordinance, as if such invalid or unconstitutional provision was not originally a part of this
ordinance.
PASSED: April 4, 2000
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11 Nancy Wood, City Clerk
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16 Thomas M. Carpenter, City Attorney
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Jim DU11ey, Mayor
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