O-08-32VILLAGE OF DEERFIELD
LAKE AND COOK COUNTIES, ILLINOIS
ORDINANCE NO. 0 -08 -32
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 18 -34A OF
THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE VILLAGE OF DEERFIELD
TO AUTHORIZE AN INCREASE IN THE SENIOR CITIZEN
AND HANDICAPPED CITIZEN TAXI RATES
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE
PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES
OF THE VILLAGE OF DEERFIELD, LAKE
AND COOK COUNTIES, ILLINOIS, this
18th day of August , 2008.
Published in pamphlet form
by authority of the President
and Board of Trustees of the
Village of Deerfield, Lake and
Cook Counties, Illinois, this
18thday of August ,2008.
VILLAGE OF DEERFIELD
LAKE AND COOK COUNTIES, ILLINOIS
ORDINANCE NO. 0 -08 -32
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 18 -34A OF
THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE VILLAGE OF DEERFIELD
TO AUTHORIZE AN INCREASE IN THE SENIOR CITIZEN
AND HANDICAPPED CITIZEN TAXI RATES
WHEREAS, the Village of Deerfield offers subsidized senior citizen and handicapped
citizen taxi coupons that qualified Village residents may use with participating taxi services for
taxicab travel within and beyond the corporate limits of the Village; and,
WHEREAS, the Village has not increased the fare authorized by this program for taxicab
travel within the Village since 1997; and,
WHEREAS, participating taxi companies have requested that the Village authorize an
increased rate of fare for subsidized senior citizen and handicapped citizen taxi coupons used in this
program; and,
WHEREAS, considering the increased cost of fuel in recent years and general increases in
the cost of living since the last fare increase in 1997, the corporate authorities of the Village of
Deerfield are of the opinion that Section 18 -34A of the Village Code of the Village of Deerfield
should be amended to authorize an increase in the taxicab coupon rates for qualified senior citizen
and handicapped citizen residents of the Village of Deerfield;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF
TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF DEERFIELD, LAKE AND COOK COUNTIES, ILLINOIS, in
the exercise of its home rule powers, as follows:
SECTION 1: That Section 18 -34A of Division 2 (Fares) of Article 3 (Service and Fares) of
Chapter 18 (Public Transportation) of the Municipal Code of the Village of Deerfield be and the
same is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 18 -34A. Senior Citizen and Handicapped Citizen Special Rates:
Any resident of the Village who qualifies for a Senior Citizen or Handicapped
Citizen Transportation Pass for use by participating taxi services, as determined by
the Regional Transportation Authority, may:
(a) Receive taxi coupons from the Village in the face amount of five dollars ($5.00)
for use in taxicab travel with participating taxi services within and beyond the
corporate limits of the Village.
(b) The rate of fare for taxicab trips by qualifying passengers within the Village shall
be one coupon plus a surcharge of one dollar ($1.00). In the event the
destination is beyond the Village corporate limits, a single coupon per passenger
may be applied against the meter rate and the passenger shall pay the remaining
balance.
(c) In the event of a shared ride with one or two (2) qualifying passengers, each
passenger shall pay one coupon and a one dollar ($1.00) surcharge shall be
divided equally ($0.50) between the two (2) passengers. In the case of a shared
ride with three (3) qualifying passengers, each passenger shall pay one coupon
and a seventy -five cent ($0.75) surcharge shall be divided equally between the
three (3) passengers ($0.25 per passenger). In the event the destination is beyond
the Village corporate limits, a single coupon per passenger may be applied
against the meter rate and the passengers shall pay the remaining balance.
SECTION 2: That this Ordinance, and each of its terms, shall be the effective legislative act
of a home rule municipality without regard to whether such Ordinance should: (a) contain terms
contrary to the provisions of current or subsequent non - preemptive state law; or, (b) legislate in a
manner or regarding a matter not delegated to municipalities by state law. It is the intent of the
corporate authorities of the Village of Deerfield that to the extent that the terms of this Ordinance
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should be inconsistent with any non - preemptive state law, this Ordinance shall supersede state law
in that regard within its jurisdiction.
SECTION 3: That this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage,
approval and publication in pamphlet form as provided by law.
PASSED this 18th day of August , 2008.
AYES: Benton, Feldman, Jester, Rosenthal, Seiden, Struthers (6)
NAYS: None (0)
ABSENT: None (0)
ABSTAIN: None (0)
APPROVED this 18th da
ATTEST:
illage Cler
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