By-Law 2024-089 amending Taxi Licensing By-law

Brockton, Ontario · No. 2024-089 · summary & facts

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The Corporation of the Municipality of Brockton By-Law 2024-089 Being a By-Law to Amend the Taxi By-Law for the Municipality of Brockton Whereas the Municipal Act 2001, S.O. 2001, c 25, Section 5(3), as amended provides that a municipal power, including a municipality's capacity rights, powers and privileges under section 9, shall be exercised by by-law; And Whereas the Corporation of the Municipality of Brockton passed By-Law 2005-25 on May 9, 2005 enacting regulations for the licencing, regulation, and governing of owners and drivers of taxicabs and limousines; And Whereas the Corporation of the Municipality of Brockton passed By-Law 2006-12 on February 13, 2006 amending the Taxi By-Law; And Whereas the Corporation of the Municipality of Brockton desires to further amend the Taxi By-Law in order to update the annual timeline in which Taxicabs are licenced for; Now Therefore the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Brockton enacts as follows: 1.0 That the Corporation of the Municipality of Brockton Council hereby amends the Municipality of Brockton's By-Law 2005-25 as follows: 1.1 1.2 1.3 That Section 4.9 of By-Law 2005-25 be amended to extend the expiry date of all licences issued by the Municipality of Brockton to expire January 31st of each year to ensure all taxicabs remained licenced over the holiday season. And further those licences be issued annually as of February 1st and expiring on January 31st of the following year. All those taxicab and limousine owners and drivers that hold existing 2024 taxi licenses as of the passage of this by-law shall have those licences extended to midnight on January 31, 2025. Following the expiry of their 2024 extended licence, the applicants must submit a new application for their 2025 Taxi Licence. This application provision in no way reduces or eliminates these existing license holders from complying with all applicable rates and regulation of this by-law once it comes into full force and effect. 2.0 3.0 4.0 That By-Law 2005-25 be hereby amended. This By-Law shall come into full force and effect upon final passage. This By-Law may be cited as the "Amend Taxi Licensing By-Law". Read, Enacted, Signed and Sealed this 22nd day of October, 2024. Original Signed By Mayor - Chris Peabody Original Signed By Director of Legislative and Legal Services (Clerk) - Fiona Hamilton