HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-86.docMARCH 12, 2002
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02-86 ORDINANCE
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PURPOSE:
AMEND REGULATIONS RELATING TO LIABILITY INSURANCE
FOR TAXICABS
INITIATED BY: COUNCIL MEMBER BLOECHL
A GENERAL ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF OSHKOSH REPEALING AND
RECREATING SECTION 22-5 OF THE OSHKOSH MUNICIPAL CODE PERTAINING TO
REGULATION OF TAXICABS
The Common Council of the City of Oshkosh does ordain as follows:
SECTION 1. That Section 22-5 of the Oshkosh Municipal Code pertaining to
Liability Insurance for Taxicabs is hereby repealed and recreated to read as follows:
SECTION 22-5 LIABILITY INSURANCE.
No license to operate a taxicab shall be issued unless and until the owner shall
have filed with the City Clerk an insurance policy issued by an insurance company
licensed to do business in the State of Wisconsin, providing insurance coverage for
such taxicab, (which must be specifically described in the policy) with a minimum
liability of one million dollars ($1,000,000.00) per occurrence, for any accident due
to the operation of such vehicle. Said policy shall also include the City of Oshkosh
as an additional insured. The policy shall be approved by the City Attorney or
his/her designee and shall contain a provision that the policy may not be canceled
before the expiration of its term except upon thirty (30) days' written notice to the
City Clerk.
SECTION 2. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its
passage and publication, and for all licenses issued for any license period beginning
on or after July 1, 2002.