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ORDINANCE NO.3057
AN ORDINANCE ENACTED BY THE CALDWELL CITY COUNCIL AMENDING
CHAPTER 1, ARTICLE 11, SECTION 06-11-09, OF THE CALDWELL CITY CODE,
REQUIRING THAT TAXIMETERS BE INSPECTED ANNUALLY; PROVIDING FOR
AN EFFECTIVE DATE OF JANUARY 1, 2017; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY;
AND REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES, RESOLUTIONS, ORDERS AND PARTS
THEREOF,IN CONFLICT HEREWITH.
BE IT ORDAINED by the Mayor and Council of the City of Caldwell, County of
Canyon, State of Idaho:
Section 1. That Chapter 6, Article 11, Section 06-11-09, of the Caldwell City Code,
pertaining to the inspection of taxicabs and commercial transportation vehicles, be amended as -
follows:
06-11-09: VEHICLE AND TAXIMETER INSPECTION:
(A) No vehicle shall be used as a taxicab or a commercial
transportation vehicle until that vehicle has been inspected in accordance with the
following requirements, and found to be in acceptable condition. Any use by a
licensed taxicab business or commercial transportation business of a vehicle as a
taxicab or commercial transportation vehicle prior to its having been inspected
and approved in accordance with these requirements shall constitute grounds for
revocation of the license of said taxicab business or commercial transportation
business. It shall be unlawful to substitute equipment or parts subsequent to
inspectionunless such substituted equipment or parts are in equal or better
condition than the equipment or parts being substituted or replaced. Evidence that
a taxicab or commercial transportation vehicle has been inspected and remains
currently approved for use as a medical transportation vehicle through the Idaho
medicaid program shall satisfy the inspection requirements of this section.
(B) Unless a vehicle will not be operated as a taxicab, its taximeter
must be inspected annually. As part of any application or renewal application for
a Taxicab Business or Commercial Transportation Business License, the applicant
shall submit satisfactory proof of having completed a "Meter Operation
Certification" for each of its vehicles containing taximeters, evidencing that no
more than three (3) months prior to submission of said application, each such
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taximeter has been calibrated, inspected, tested and sealed by a person trained and
certified to perform such actions.
Section 2. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after January 1,
2017.
Section 3. This ordinance is hereby declared to be severable. If any portion of this
ordinance is declared invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining provisions shall
continue in full force and effect and shall be read to carry out the purposes of the ordinance
before the declaration of partial invalidity.
Section 4. All ordinances, resolutions, orders and parts thereof in conflict herewith
are repealed.
PASSED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CALDWELL, IDAHO, this 3rd
day of October, 2016.
APPROVED BY THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CALDWELL, IDAHO,this 3rd
day of October,2016.
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ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF CALDWELL
NOTICE OF ADOPTION AND SUMMARY OF
ORDINANCE NO.3057
AN ORDINANCE ENACTED BY THE CALDWELL CITY COUNCIL AMENDING CHAPTER
6, ARTICLE 11, SECTION 06-11-09, OF THE CALDWELL CITY CODE, REQUIRING THAT
TAXIMETERS BE INSPECTED ANNUALLY; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE OF
JANUARY 1, 2017; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND REPEALING ALL
ORDINANCES, RESOLUTIONS, ORDERS AND PARTS THEREOF, IN CONFLICT
HEREWITH.
Section 1: Amends Chapter 6,Article 11, Section 06-11-09, by that each applicant for a Taxicab Business
or Commercial Transportation Business License submit satisfactory proof of having completed a "Meter
Operation Certification" for each of its vehicles containing taximeters, performed no more than three (3)
months prior to submission of said application, by a person trained and certified to perform such actions.
Sections 2 through 4: Provides that this ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after
January 1,2017; provides for severability; repeals conflicting ordinances, resolutions,and orders.
Ordinance No. 3057 provides an effective date,which shall be on the 1st day of January, 2017. Ordinance
No. 3057 was passed by the Council and approved by the Mayor on the 3rd day of October,2016. The full
text of the Ordinance is available at Caldwell City Hall, 411 Blaine Street, Caldwell, Idaho 83605. The
Mayor and City Council approved the foregoing summary on the 3rd day of October, 2016, for publication
on the 11th of October, 2016, pursuant to Idaho Code§ 50-901A.
Mayor Garret Nancolas
ATTEST: Debbie Geyer,City Clerk
STATEMENT OF LEGAL ADVISOR
I have reviewed the foregoing summary and
believe that it provides a true and complete
summary of Ordinance No. 3057 and provides
adequate notice to the public as to the contents
of such ordinance.
DATED this 3rd day o %ct. •= 116.
Mark Hilty,Atto.• -y for i ., Caldwell