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Supervisors approve May 1 cutoff for taxi driver permit renewals; add guardrail to prevent automatic paratransit surcharge changes
Summary
The finance committee backed an ordinance setting a May 1 cutoff for taxi driver permit renewals to improve budgeting and reduce expired‑card driving, and amended related language to prevent unintended automatic renewals of paratransit pass‑throughs without separate board action.
The Finance Committee on Tuesday advanced two taxi‑related items aimed at clarifying permit renewal dates and synchronizing controller reviews of fares and the gate cap with the city's budget cycle.
Heidi Machen, executive director of the Taxi Commission, told supervisors the proposal to set May 1 as the annual cutoff for A‑card renewal would give the commission and the city predictable budgeting…
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