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Pocatello council restores taxi license for applicant with decades-long recovery
Summary
The Pocatello City Council voted unanimously to approve a taxicab license for Kimberly T., who appealed a police licensing denial tied to convictions from the early 2000s. Council members commended the applicant’s recovery and noted she had disclosed her record on the application.
The Pocatello City Council on Sept. 4 approved a taxicab license for Kimberly T., who had appealed a licensing denial by the Pocatello Police Department based on criminal convictions from the early 2000s.
Kimberly T. told the council she began using methamphetamine in 2003 and was convicted on a felony possession charge in 2005. She described entering treatment, completing probation and participating in Narcotics Anonymous; she said, "It's been 20 years and I have not used."
Mallory Bascom, Pocatello Police Department licensing, told the council she denied the application under city code 5.56.005, which bars applicants with felony convictions or crimes involving violence or controlled-substance sales. Bascom summarized the record: a misdemeanor battery and malicious-injury-to-property conviction in 2002 (probation and restitution completed) and a 2005 felony possession conviction with jail time and probation; the possibility of a withheld judgment was later rescinded, Bascom said.
Council member Mangum moved to approve the license; the motion was seconded by Council President Lyric. The council approved the appeal by roll call; the clerk recorded unanimous support from voting members present and declared the license granted. After the vote, several council members praised T.'s recovery; Council member Mangum said the applicant had shown "exemplary" progress.
The council directed staff to complete required paperwork with licensing and police staff to issue the taxicab license. No conditions beyond standard licensing requirements were stated on the record.
The council action followed a public proclamation honoring National Recovery Month earlier in the meeting and several council remarks linking the license approval to community support for recovery.
