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AN ORDINANCE
Amending Section 3-19-6-3(A)
of the Evanston City Code
Increasing Taxi Rates and the
Senior Citizen Coupon Rate
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EVANSTON,
COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS:
SECTION 1: That Section 3-19-6-3 (A) of the Evanston City Code, 1979, as
amended, is hereby further amended as follows:
3-19-6-3: SCHEDULE OF RATES AND CHARGES:
(A) Rates and Charges: The following schedule of rates and charges which is
hereby declared to be just and reasonable, computed according to
number of passengers, the distance traveled, and the time computed as
• indicated by the taximeter installed in each taxicab, shall be effective
September 1. 2001:
$1.90 for the first '/< mile or fraction thereof;
0.95 for each additional '/z mile ($1.90 each mile);
1.00 for the second and additional passenger, excepting children age 12
and under;
0.175 for each'/2 minute of waiting time ($0.35 each minute);
2.00 minimum fare.
The fixed rate for a ride for persons registered to participate in the Senior
Citizen/Ambulatory Handicapped Taxicab Program shall be five dollars
($5.00), based upon subsidies from the City and Township, with a
passenger share of two dollars ($2.00). Eligible riders must be Evanston
residents of sixty (60) years of age or older, or those who are ambulatory
handicapped, but the availability of assistance shall be limited to those
senior citizens who provide a written affidavit of need and meet income
eligibility requirements. Eligible senior citizens will be those individuals
whose annual income does not exceed twenty thousand dollars
($20,000.00). Information regarding income must be provided in order to
qualify for the transportation program. Applicants must sign a form
• attesting that their income is less than the eligibility standard, or that
although their income is greater than the standard, they need the program
because of extraordinary expenses. Eligible senior citizens/ambulatory •
handicapped riders must purchase a coupon for service at designated
locations for two dollars ($2.00). The City will contribute three dollars
($3.00) for each valid coupon retained. Riders must be taken only within
the corporate boundaries of the City, twenty four (24) hours a day, seven
(7) days a week.
SECTION 2: That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are
hereby repealed.
SECTION 3: That this ordinance shall be in full force and effect from September
1, 2001.
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Introduced: c L3 , 2001
Adopted: ��` �=''` l� , 2001
Approved as
/ Corporation Coun
2001
Mayor
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