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Baker City council gives ordinance 3408 first reading to regulate rideshare, taxis and limousines
Summary
The council completed the ordinance’s first reading and approved authorizing rules that license drivers (not vehicles), set insurance and background-check requirements, and allow TNCs to operate under driver-issued licenses.
Baker City — The Baker City Council gave ordinance No. 3408 a first reading on Feb. 25, approving updated rules to license and regulate rideshare (transportation network company) drivers, taxicabs and limousines in the city.
The ordinance, presented to the council and read in full, updates definitions for “taxicab,” “limousine” and “transportation network company (TNC),” specifies that TNC licenses will be issued to drivers rather than vehicles, and sets driver, insurance and operational requirements. Councilor Lending noted a wording change in Section 2 clarifying “the number of vehicles for which the licensed…
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