5.75.020 PERMIT REQUIRED—FEES.

No public vehicle or taxicab shall be operated in the City to pick up any passengers unless a permit has been issued to the owner thereof, and is in force currently paid for, and valid. Every permit shall expire on the 30th of June of the year after it is issued. No permit shall be issued unless a certificate of public convenience and necessity has first been issued by the City Manager as set forth in this chapter.

The fees for the right to operate each taxicab shall be established by the resolution of the Council. Fees for the right to operate each taxicab shall be paid by the operator to the Tax Collector upon issuance of the initial permit and each year thereafter. In addition, an initial processing fee for each operator shall be paid by the operator to the Tax Collector upon issuance of the original certificate of convenience and necessity.

Any permit fees required by this section shall be in addition to the fees required by the laws of the State on all motor vehicles.