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AN ORDINANCE . AMENDING AND REORDAINING SECTION 32-92 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, 1990, AS AMENDED, RELATED TO THE FORMAT OF THE TAXICAB RATE SCHEDULE. BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Charlottesville, Virginia, that: 1. Section 32-92 of Article II of the Charlottesville City Code, 1990, as amended, is hereby amended and reordained, as follows: ARTICLE H. TAXICABS Sec. 32-92. Schedule of maximum rates. (a) It shall be the policy of the city that taxicab rates shall be established by open market competition. Every person owning or operating taxicabs within the city shall file with the chief of police a schedule of the maximum rates which that person will charge for service within the city. The schedule shall conform to the following format: (1) Charge for first one-tenth mile: • (2) Charge for each additional one-sixth mile:_. (3) Charge for each additional one-sixth mile after is $ (4) Charge for waiting time, per minute: (5) Charge for each additional minute of waiting time after is $ (6) Additional charge per trip between the hours of 10:00 P.M. and 6:00 A.M.: (7) Charge for additional passengers: (8) Charges for loading of laundry, groceries, luggage or other special services: (b) Any owner of a taxicab wishing to change his or her rate schedule shall file a proposed new schedule with the chief of police at least thirty days before the new schedule may take effect. A notice shall be posted in that owner's vehicle or vehicles indicating that the proposed change has been filed and the proposed effective date. At the end of the thirty day period the owner may implement the new rates, provided a certificate is obtained from the chief of police indicating that the meter has been changed to reflect accurately the new rates and that the new rates have been displayed on the exterior or interior of the taxicab as required by section 32-93. (c) Each owner's filed rates, when effective, shall constitute the maximum charges which the owner or his employee may charge for taxicab service within the city. However, nothing shall prevent an owner or operator from charging less than the rate shown on the meter or offering discounts for elderly or handicapped persons, frequent riders or other classes of . customers.