HomeMy WebLinkAboutIR 9951 INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 9951
To the Mayor and Members of the City Council October 25, 2016
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*a SUBJECT: VEHICLE FOR HIRE ORDINANCE REVISIONS — TIMING OF
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On June 28, 2016, City Council adopted a new Vehicle for Hire ordinance. The ordinance
requires each company providing vehicle for hire services to make a written certification to the
City that the company has conducted a national criminal background and driver's license check
on each driver who will operate a Vehicle for Hire under the company's Operating License. The
ordinance further requires each company to certify that their drivers meet the driver qualifications
contained in the ordinance. The ordinance requires that the background check and driver's
license check be performed on each driver within 60 days of the company applying for an
Operating License and on an annual basis thereafter.
Requests have been made to eliminate the requirement that the background checks and driver's
license checks be conducted within 60 days of a company applying for an Operating License.
Removing this requirement would eliminate the need for companies to perform all background
checks within a 60 day time period. It would also eliminate the requirement that a company
perform a second check on any driver whose background check was conducted more than 60
days before the companying applies for its Operating License.
City staff is recommending a revision to the ordinance to allow the national criminal background
and driver's license checks to be performed every 12 months. A company applying for its first
Operating License may still be required to perform a second background check on its drivers to
ensure the drivers meet the City's driver qualifications. Companies will continue to be required to
perform a national criminal background and driver's license check on any new drivers that the
companies hire after obtaining their Operating License.
Staff will be presenting an M&C with the recommended revisions at the November 1, 2016 City
Council Meeting for your consideration.
If you should have questions, please contact Douglas Wiersig, TPW Director, at 817-392-7801.
David Cooke
City Manager
ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH, TEXAS