August 6, 2012 – Packet - Borough of Hightstown

Resolution 2012-207
BOROUGH OF HIGHTSTOWN
COUNTY OF MERCER
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
LIFTING THE MORATORIUM ON AND ESTABLISHING THE ISSUANCE OF TAXI
LICENSES FOR 2012 AND 2013
WHEREAS, resolution 2012-121, which was adopted on April 16, 2012, authorized a continuation of
the temporary extension of the existing valid 2011 taxicab owners’ and taxicab drivers’ licenses, as well as a
continuation of the moratorium on the issuance of any new 2012 licenses until the adoption and facilitation of a
revised taxi ordinance; and
WHEREAS, ordinance 2012-09 has been adopted by the Borough Council; and
WHEREAS, the Borough Clerk and Police Director find that lifting the moratorium and beginning the
process of licensing taxicab owners and drivers in the Borough should begin immediately upon publication of the
adoption of the ordinance; and
WHEREAS, the Borough Clerk and Police Director recommend that licenses issued at this time be
effective through December 31, 2013; and
WHEREAS, they further recommend that the licensing fee for 2012 be pro-rated and the full licensing
fee for 2013 be required with each application; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor and Council find that the recommendations made by the Borough Clerk and
Police Director will provide for an efficient licensing procedure for taxicab owners and drivers, and the
Borough.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Hightstown
that the Borough Clerk and Police Director are hereby authorized and directed to undertake the proper
procedures to license the taxicab owners and drivers in the Borough in accordance with the recommendations
herein noted and the ordinance as adopted.
CERTIFICATION
I hereby certify the foregoing to be a true copy of a resolution adopted by the Borough Council at a meeting held on August 6. 2012.
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Debra L. Sopronyi
Borough Clerk