Applicant appeals Pocatello police denial of taxicab license; council questions past convictions

Daryl Fox Jr. appealed the Pocatello Police Department’s denial of his taxicab license and addressed the council about convictions in the late 1990s and early 2000s, saying he completed restitution and probation and has worked transporting people with disabilities.

Mallory Bascom of Pocatello Police Licensing told the council she denied the application under city code 5.56.0.05(e), which requires applicants to be free from felony convictions or crimes of violence. Bascom said Fox’s record includes a May 1998 conviction for malicious injury to property and an August 2001 conviction for felony burglary; she noted those convictions were disclosed on his application.

Council members asked Fox about his employment and the location and circumstances of the convictions. Fox said a withheld judgment allowed him to obtain an enhanced concealed-carry license and that he has been working as a driver for people with disabilities for several years.

Council Member Mangum moved to approve the taxicab license, overturning the police department’s denial; Council Member Cheatham seconded and the clerk was asked to call the roll. The transcript does not record the final roll-call tally or a formal announcement of the outcome.

The council discussion focused on the applicant’s rehabilitation, the mandatory disclosure on the application, and the city code cited by licensing staff. The record in this transcript ends without a recorded final vote result for the appeal.