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JULY 11, 2006 06-232 ORDINANCE
FIRST READING
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PURPOSE:AMEND LIABILITY INSURANCE PROVISIONS / TAXICAB
LICENSING
INITIATED BY:TRANSIT DEPARTMENT
A GENERAL ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF OSHKOSH REPEALING AND RECREATING
SECTION 22-5 PERTAINING TO LIABILITY INSURANCE FOR TAXICAB LICENSING.
The Common Council of the City of Oshkosh do ordain as follows:
SECTION 1. That Section 22-5 of the Oshkosh Municipal Code pertaining to the
liability insurance requirements for taxicab licensing is hereby repealed and recreated to
read as follows:
SECTION 22-5LIABILITY INSURANCE
No license to operate a taxicab or business providing taxicab services 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 services, with a minimum liability of five hundred
thousand dollars ($500,000.00) per occurrence, for any accident due to the operation of
such vehicle/vehicles. 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 after its passage and
publication.