HomeMy WebLinkAbout027723 ORD - 06/17/2008AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES CHAPTER 57
VEHICLES FOR HIRE, SECTION 57-105, NEAT AND CLEAN
APPEARANCE OF DRIVERS, TO ALLOW DRIVERS TO WEAR
SHORTS DURING THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER AND TO
AMEND THE SLIDING SCALE FOR RATES OF FARE BASED
ON FUEL PRICE FOUND IN SECTION 57-135; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERANCE; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION; AND
DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI:
SECTION 1. That the Code of Ordinances, City of Corpus Christi is amended by
amending Chapter 57, Vehicles for hire, as follows:
Sec. 57-105. Neat and clean appearance of drivers.
(a) It shall be the responsibility of every certificate holder to require and to
ensure that his or her drivers are neat and clean in appearance while on duty. All
certificate holders shall require a driver employed or under contractual
agreement with said holder to comply with the following:
(1) All male drivers shall wear full length pants, shirts with sleeves and
collars, socks and closed -toed shoes, except that during the months of
April through AstSeptember, shorts, commonly referred to as Bermuda
shorts or cargo shorts, with a finished hem may be wom.
(2) All female drivers shall wear full length slacks, regular length skirts,
blouses, closed -toed shoes, and stockings, except that during the months
of April through AugustSeptember, shorts, commonly referred to as
Bermuda shorts or cargo shorts, with a finished hem may be worn.
* * *
Sec. 57-135. Fares—Amounts.
There is hereby established as the rates of fare for taxicabs within the city limits
of the City of Corpus Christi for one (1) or more persons, not exceeding five (5)
persons, of two dollars and -twenty-five fifty cents ($2.25N) for the first one-fifth
(1/5) mile or less, and an additional charge for each succeeding one-fifth (1/5)
mile or fraction thereof, based upon the average retail price of one (1) gallon of
regular gasoline sold within the City of Corpus Christi and in accordance with the
following chart:
TABLE INSET:
Per gallon gasoline price
Charge per succeeding 1/5 mile
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Under 2,7-4
3.50
$0:40.45
2.75
3.98
3.50.4.00
046
.50
4.00
5.24-
4.01— 4.50
0.50
.55
5.25
6.24
4.51 — 5.00
0755
.60
6.25
7.24
5.01 -- 5.50
060
.65
Note: Sliding scale formula shall be applied, ad infinitum.
SECTION 2. The City Council intends that every section, paragraph, subdivision,
clause, phrase, word or provision hereof shall be given full force and effect for its
purpose. Therefore, if any section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase, word
or provision of this ordinance is held invalid or unconstitutional by final judgment
of a court of competent jurisdiction, that judgment shall not affect any other
section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase, word or provision of this
ordinance.
SECTION 3. Publication shall be made in the official publication of the City of
Corpus Christi as required by the City Charter of the City of Corpus Christi.
SECTION 4. That upon written request of the Mayor or five council members,
copy attached, the City Council (1) finds and declares an emergency due to the
need for immediate action necessary for the efficient and effective administration
of City affairs and (2) suspends the Charter rule that requires consideration of
and voting upon ordinances at two regular meetings so that this ordinance is
passed and takes effect upon first reading as an emergency measure this the
17th day of June, 2008.
ATTEST:
Armando Chapa
City Secretary
THE ITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
H ry Garre
Mayor
Approved as to form Uu �c 5 , 2008
By:
Joseph Haney
Assistant City Attorney
For City Attorney
EFFECTIVE DATE
Corpus Christi, Texas
[ day of
�l.Q. , 2008
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
Corpus Christi, Texas
For the reasons set forth in the emergency clause of the foregoing ordinance, an
emergency exists requiring suspension of the Charter rule as to consideration
and voting upon ordinances at two regular meetings: I/We, therefore, request that
you suspend said Charter rule and pass this ordinance finally on the date it is
introduced, or at the present meeting of the City Council.
Respectfully,
Respectfully,
enry Ga ett, Mayor
City of Co s us Christi
Council Members
The above ordinance was passed by the following vote:
Henry Garrett
Melody Cooper
Larry Elizondo, Sr.
Mike Hummell
Bill Kelly
Priscilla G. Leal
John E. Marez
Nelda Martinez
Michael McCutchon
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PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT
State of Texas } CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
County of Nueces } Ad # 5861845
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Before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public, this day personally came
JENNIFER HOBBS, who being first duly sworn, according to law, says that she
is LEGAL SALES REPRESENATIVE AND EMPLOYEE OF THE PUBLISHER,
namely, the Corpus Christi Caller -Times, a daily newspaper published at
Corpus Christi in said City and State, generally circulated in Aransas, Bee,
Brooks, Duval, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, Karnes, Kenedy, Kleberg, Live Oak,
Nueces, Refugio, San Patrick), Victoria and Webb Counties, and that the
publication of, NOTICE OF PASSAGE OF ORDI NANCE NO. 0277 which the
annexed is a true copy, was inserted in the Corpus Christi. Caller -Times on the
6/23/2008,6/23/2008.
$ 108.39
1Time(s)
LEG
PRESENTIVE
On this day /Pin , 2S certify that the attached document
is a true and an exact by publisher.
P„
i GWENN J. MEDINA
ei MY COMMISSION EXPIRES
`": FpF" August 2,2008
N • tary Public, State of Texas
June 23, 2008
NOTICE OF
PASSAGE OF ORDI-
NANCE NO, 027723
Ordinance amending
the, Code of. OrdI-
nances, Chapter 57,
Vehicles for Hire,. Sec-
tion 57.105,. Neat and
Clean Appearance of
Drivers, to allow driv-
ers to wear shorts
during the month of.
September-- and to
amend the 'sliding-
scale for, rates of fare
basedon fuel price
found- 'in Section
57-135. This ordi-
nance
7 135..This.:ordi-
nance was passed
anctapproved by the
City _Council of the City.
of Corpus Christi on
June 17, 2008.
/s/ Armando Chaps
City Secretary
City of Corpus Christi