HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCES-1994-017-O-94• 3/7/94
• 17-0-94
AN ORDINANCE
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Amending Section 3-19-6-3(A)
of the Evanston City Code to
Increase Taxicab Rates
NOW THEREFORE, 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 City Code
of the City of Evanston is hereby amended in the following
manner:
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
the number of passengers, the distance traveled, and the
time computed as indicated by the taximeter installed in
each taxicab, shall be effective April 15, 1994:
$1.40 for the first 1/4 mile or fraction thereof;
.70 for each additional 1/2 mile ($1.40 each mile)
1.00 for the second and additional passenger,
excepting children age 12 and under;
.175 for each 1/2 minute of waiting time ($.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 three dollars fifty cents ($3.50),
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 indiv4l.duals whose annual income does not
exceed twenty thousand dollars ($20,000.00). Information
regarding income must be provided in order to qualify for
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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 services at designated
locations for two dollars ($2.00). The City will contribute
one dollar -fifty cents ($1.50) 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 and after April 15, 1994, following its passage,
approval, and publication in the manner provided by law.
Introduced: �11C1994
Adopted: �G ` v ao �v , 1994
Approved: ' �C.ue-l� z:5)7/ , 1994
Mayor
ATTEST:
/ City Clerk
App o ed as t form:
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CorporVtion Counsel
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