Each licensed taxicab shall be equipped with a mileage cost meter which shall register the fare as the same is accrued during each trip, which meter shall be installed in the taxicab in such a way as to make the meter readings easily visible to the passengers.
[Amended 3-18-1980 by Ord. No. 80-10; 3-6-1984 by Ord. No. 84-02; 12-1-1987 by Ord. No. 87-50; 3-5-1991 by Ord. No. 91-03; 4-4-2000 by Ord. No. 00-07; 5-4-2004 by Ord. No. 04-04; 3-4-2008 by Ord. No. 08-06; 8-19-2008 by Ord. No. 08-23]
A. 
Maximum rates of fare to be charged by owners or operators of taxicabs licensed under this chapter shall be as follows:
(1) 
For the first 4/9 of a mile or portion thereof: $2.75.
(2) 
For each additional 1/9 of a mile: $0.35.
(3) 
For three minutes of waiting time or portion thereof: $1.50.
B. 
The above maximum permissible fare shall be reduced by 20% for any passenger aged 65 or over, who, when summoning a taxicab shall advise the dispatcher thereof that he or she is of the age of 65 or over, and shall present proof thereof to the driver, consisting of a Medicare identification card, an identification card issued by an appropriate officer or agency of the County of Bergen certifying the individual's eligibility for programs limited to person aged 65 or over, or other proof of age.
C. 
The provisions of this article fixing maximum rates of fare to be charged by owners or operators of taxicabs licensed under this chapter shall apply to and govern all fares to be charged to any passenger or passengers whose trip in such taxi commences with the City and shall apply to and govern all portions of such trip including such portions as may extend outside of the City.
D. 
Except as otherwise permitted by this chapter, no driver shall convey any passenger to any place or over any route other than the most direct route to the passenger's destination.
E. 
Fuel surcharge.
(1) 
In addition to the maximum rate of fares, owners or operators of taxicabs shall be allowed to impose a fuel surcharge in the following amounts:
(a) 
For trips up to two miles: $0.50.
(b) 
For trips from two miles to five miles: $1.00.
(c) 
For trips over five miles: $1.50.
(2) 
The fuel surcharge shall be reviewed from time to time to determine if any upward or downward adjustments are required.
A. 
A copy of the rates of fare fixed by the preceding section shall be furnished by the City Clerk to each taxicab. Such fare rates shall be displayed on the outside of each licensed taxicab on both a right and a left door in accordance with specifications approved by Council resolution and filed in the office of the City Clerk. Said rates shall also be conspicuously posted in the taxicab at all times.
B. 
Any violation of the provisions for rates of fare or any attempt to charge a greater rate than fixed shall render the offender liable to a revocation of the license and permit issued pursuant to this chapter.
A. 
All disputes as to the rate of fare shall, upon request of the driver or passenger, be determined by the police officer in charge at police headquarters.
B. 
It shall be unlawful and a violation of this chapter for any person to fail to:
(1) 
Comply with a determination described in Subsection A of this section; or
(2) 
Hire any taxicab with intent to defraud the person from whom it is hired of the value of such service.
The driver of any taxicab shall, when requested, give to such passenger a receipt for the fare paid.