[Ord. No. 4924 §§1 —
2, 3-7-2005]
A. The Director
shall maintain constant vigilance over all vehicles for hire regarding
quality, cleanliness and appearance and general operational fitness
and over all drivers of vehicles for hire to insure compliance with
this code.
B. The Commission
and the Director and its agents shall have full authority to enforce
this code.
C. The Director
shall impose reasonable fines and penalties in accordance with the
rules approved by the Commission. Notices of fines and penalties shall
be served by hand delivery to the violator or by mailing a copy by
regular mail, postage prepaid, addressed to the violator. All fines
must be paid within ten (10) days of the date of mailing or hand delivering
the notice imposing such fine. The Commission may reduce any fine
or penalty upon a finding that such fine or penalty is excessive in
light of all of the facts of the particular case.
D. The Commission
retains control over its decisions, including decisions of the Director,
and may, upon stipulation of the parties or on its own motion or on
motion of an affected person, after giving the affected person an
opportunity to be heard and for good cause, vacate, reopen, correct,
amend or modify its decisions at any time prior to filing of a petition
for court review. After filing of a petition for court review, the
Commission may vacate, amend or modify a decision upon stipulation
of the parties.
E. The Director may destroy records, reports and other related documents
at any time if such records, reports and other related documents have
been photographed, microphotographed, electronically generated, electronically
recorded, photostated, reproduced on film or other process capable
of producing a clear, accurate and permanent copy of the original.
Such film or reproducing material shall be of durable material and
the device used to reproduce the records, reports, returns and other
related documents on film or material shall be such as to accurately
reproduce and perpetuate the original records, reports, returns and
other documents in all details. Such reproduction shall be valid and
admissible as though it was in the original paper format for all purposes
of the Commission. (Adopted August 8, 2003)