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Home My WebLink About2311 OrdinanceORDINANCE NO. 2311 AN ORDINANCE amending Section 5.44.040 of the Pasco Municipal Code by eliminating the insurance provisions thereunder and substituting for the same a re- quirement that a taxi cab operator obtain a per- mit from the Director of Licensing pursuant to RCW 46.72.020 WHEREAS, the State of Washington requires all taxi cab operators to obtain a permit from the Director of Licensing and a requirement of obtaining such permit is a surety bond or liability coverage through insurance, the requirement of Section 5.44.040 Pasco Municipal Code that the operator procure and maintain Insurance in stated amounts is duplicitous and unnecessary, The City Council of the City of Pasco, Washington, do ordain as follows: Section 1. Section 5.44.040 of the Pasco Municipal Code which now states as follows: 5.44.040 OPERATOR'S LICENSE - INSURANCE. The city council in the granting of any operator's license, shall require the operator to procure and maintain in force insurance covering prop- erty damage and personal injury to passengers as well as to other persons, from a company licensed to write such Insurance in the state of Washinaton, in an amount not less than ten thousand dollars for damage to property of any person other than the assured, and twenty-five thousand dollars bodily injury, for each person carried. Each policy of insurance required herein shall be filed with the city clerk and kept in full force and effect, and failure to do so shall be cause for the revocation of the license. It is further required that an affidavit from such insurance company, or authorized agent of such company be filed with the city clerk, together with such policy, which affidavit shall describe the insurance carried by operator and further causing such insurance company to notify the city clerk in the event any policy required herein be cancelled. (Ord. 1384 § 4, 1969). i` yn Wells, City Clerk Eve APPROMI AS TO FORM: Is hereby amended to read as follows: 5.44.040 OPERATOR'S PERMIT. The city council in the granting of any operator's license, shall require the operator to procure a permit from the director of licensing as required by the Revised Code of Washington. The operator is further re- quired to maintain in force at all times said permit and to procure and maintain in force either the surety bond or liability coverage specified in Chapter 46.72 of the Revised Code of Washington. Failure of the operator to procure or to maintain in force said permit, bond or insurance coverage shall be cause for the city council not to grant an operator's license or to revoke said license. Each policy of Insurance or surety bond required herein shall be filed with the city clerk. It is further required that an affidavit from such insurance company or surety, or authorized agent thereof, be filed with the city clerk, together with such policy or surety bond, which affidavit shall describe the insurance carried by operator and further causing such insuror or surety to notify the city clerk in the event any policy or bond required hereby be cancelled. Section 2. This ordinance shall take effect five days after passage and publication according to law. PASSED this al. day of November 19 1,Avy the Pasco City 4011 • A. Snider, Mayor ATTE T: Council and approved by its Mayor. Greg A. bstello, City Attorney -1 Ordinance No 2311 An Ordinance amending Section 5 44 040 of the Pas fr,o Municipal Code by elimi noting the Insurance provisions thereunder and substituting for the same a requirement that a taxi cab operator obtain a permit from the Director of Licens ing pursuant to RCW 46 72 020 Whereas, the State of Washington requires all taxi cab operators to obtain a permit from the Director of Licensing and a require- ment of obtaining such per mit Is a surety bond or liability coverage through insurance, the requirement of Section 5 44 040 Posco Municipal Code that the!,,PP erator procure and maintain Insurance in stated amounts Is duplicitous and unnecessary The City Council of the City of Poem Washington do ordain as follows Section ' Section 5 44 040 of the t- asco Municipal Code which now states as follows 5 44 040 Operator's License Insurance The city coun cil in the granting of any operator s license shall re quire the operator to pro cure and maintain In force insurance covering property damuge and personal injury to passengers as well as to other persons from a com pony licensed to write such Insurance In the state of Washington In an amount not less than ten thousand dollars for damage to prop erty of any person other than the assured and twenty-five thousand dollars bodily Iniury for each per son carried Each policy of insurance required herein shall be flied with the city clerk and kept in tull force and ef fed and failure to do so shall be cause for the revo cation of the license It is further required that an of fldovit from such insurance company or outher jz ed agent of such company be filed with the city clerk, to °ether with such policy which affidavit shall de scribe the insurance carried by operator and further causing such Insurance company to notify the city clerk in the event any poi Icy required herein be can celled (Ord 1384 S 4 1969) Is hereby amended to read as follows 5 44 040 Operator's Permit The city council in the granting of any operator s license shall require the operator to procure o per mu t from the director of il censIng as required by the Revised Code of Washing ton The operator Is further required to maintain In force at all times said per mit and to procure and maintain in force either the surety bond or liability coy erage specified in Chapter 46 72 of the Revised Code of Washington Failure of the operator to procure or to maintain in force said AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION COUNTY OF Franklin. )ss STATE OF WASHINGTON Phylli.s Graves , being first duly sworn on oath deposes and sa y s she is the Principal Clerk of the Tri-City Herald, a dail y newspaper That said newspaper is a legal newspaper and has been approved as a legal newspaper b y order of the superior court in the county in which it is published and it is now and has been for more than six months prior to the date of the publication hereinafter referred to, published in the English language continually as a daily news- paper in Frankbu Count y , Washington, and is now and during all of said time was printed in an office maintained at the aforesaid place of publication of said newspaper That the annexed is a true cop y of a legal advertisement Ord. # 2311 as it was printed in the regular and entire issue of the Tr-Cit y Herald itself and not in a supplement thereof, for a period of one time diiii,Wria4Weak, commencing on the 6th da y of Nov. ,19 81 , and ending on the day of , 19 , and that said newspaper was regularly distributed to its subscribers during all of this period That the full amount of $ 85 80 has been paid in full, also at the rate of 13 in. 6.60 85.80 Subscribed and sworn to before me this 9th day of Nov. ,19 81 Permit, bond or insurance - coverage shall be cause for the city council not to grant an operator s license or to revoke said license Each policy of insurance or surety bond required herein shall be filed with the city clerk It Is further required that cm affidavit from such insurance corn Pony or surety, or author ized agent thereof, be filed with the city clerk, together with such policy or surety bond which affidavit shall describe the insurance car ried by operator and fur ther causing such insuror or surety to notify the city clerk In the event any poi icy or bond required here by be cancelled Section 2 This ordinance shall take effect five days after passage and pub lication according to law Passed this 2 day of No vember, 1981, by the Pasco City Council and approved by its Mayor S E A Snider, Mayor Attest -s Evelyn Wells, City Clerk Approved as to form s Greg A Rubstello, City Attorney Legal No 11793 — Nov 6, 1981 Notary Public in and for the State of Washington, residing at Pasco FINANCE DEPAR !MEN I CITY 000 sic 1101 ,ev of Scim 726 3401 -- ; „_„. „,..? t -=',7 .5:,,,.....7,/,j 4M7Y, 1, ,...,-......,....,a , P 0 BOX 293 412 WES1 CLARK PASCO, WASHING1ON 99301 November 3, 1981 Mr Del Bunch Royal Cab Company 211 W Lewis Pasco, Washington 99301 Attn Del Bunch Dear Del At the regular meeting of the Pasco City Council, held November 2, 1981, they passed Ordinance No 2311 (copy attached) setting forth the new State Statutes pertaining Lo taxi cab operators Please review this carefully and advise your insurance dgert to comply with the new requirements Thank you for your help, Del Sincerely yours, Evelyn Wells City Clerk e w CITY of MAN( F DEPAR1MEN 0091 545-31.01 Senn 26 P 0 BOX 293 412 WEST CLARK PASCO, WASHINGTON 99301 November 3, 1981 Tri City Herald P 0 Box 2608 Pasco, Washington 99302 Gentlemen Please publish the attached Ordinances on the following date November 6, 1981 Please send two (2) Affidavits of Publication for each Sincerely yours, Evelyn Wells City Clerk ew