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Council committee proposes moving taxi regulation to utilities commission, shifting licensing to city inspector
Summary
Staff recommended eliminating a dormant taxi-cab commission, transferring regulatory authority to the Public Utilities Commission, and moving driver and vehicle licensing from police to the city inspector; the change applies only to traditional taxis, not ride-hailing companies.
Mount Vernon staff told a council committee they plan to retire the separate taxi-cab commission and transfer its duties to the city’s Public Utilities Commission, while assigning driver and vehicle licensing to the city inspector.
"The legislation before you today basically kills off the taxi cab commission," the…
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