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Hutchinson council reviews extensive draft rewrite of taxi regulations, asks staff for redline and implementation timeline
Summary
City attorney presented a comprehensive draft Chapter 16 to update taxi regulation, proposing annual licensing for owners, increased insurance and vehicle inspections, background checks for drivers and more enforcement tools; council asked for a redlined ordinance and direction on compliance timelines for existing companies.
City Attorney Paul Brown presented a comprehensive draft rewrite of Chapter 16 of the Hutchinson City Code on March 4, proposing new licensing and enforcement requirements for taxicab companies, drivers and vehicles.
What’s proposed: Brown said the draft would transfer some decisions from council to the city clerk, increase automobile liability insurance minimums, require more rigorous inspections (the draft references semiannual inspections), require background checks for drivers, and formalize annual licensing for taxi owners and operators so the city would receive insurance and compliance documentation on a recurring basis. The draft also introduces driver-conviction disqualifiers…
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