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San Francisco committee advances ordinance pausing taxi meter fees, orders refunds back to 2019

Committee of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors · September 20, 2021
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Summary

The Board of Supervisors committee voted to send an ordinance to the full board that pauses weights-and-measures fees for taximeter devices, aligns payment timing to the Unified License Bill (March 31), and authorizes retroactive refunds for fees billed on or after Jan. 1, 2019 through March 31, 2025; the committee said the annual revenue at stake is under $200,000.

The Rules Committee of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted Sept. 20 to send an ordinance to the full board that pauses certain weights-and-measures fees assessed on taxicabs, aligns device fee due dates to the Unified License Bill on March 31, and requires refunds for affected fees billed on or after Jan. 1, 2019 through fees otherwise due prior to March 31, 2025.

Chair Aaron Peskin, who sponsored the ordinance, said the pause is meant to level the playing field between traditional taxis and transportation network company (TNC) vehicles that currently are not being…

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