2013-002 ORD ISSUING LICENSE TO DEWEY KEITH HALE DBA COURTESY CAB CO OF PARIS

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ORDINANCE N0. 2013-002 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, ISSUING A LICENSE TO DEWEY KEITH HALE D/B/A COURTESY CAB COMPANY OF PARIS TO OPERATE A TAXICAB BUSINESS ON THE PUBLIC STREETS OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS; FINDING A PUBLIC NECESSITY AND CONVENIENCE FOR ISSUANCE OF SAID LICENSE; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AIVD PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, Dewey Keith Hale d/b/a Courtesy Cab Company of Paris, has filed application with the City of Paris to operate a taxicab business in the city limits of the City of Paris, Texas for the calendar year 2013; and, WHEREAS, city staff having reviewed the application, insurance certificates and driving record of the applicant hereby recommends that a one-year license to operate a taxicab business in the city limits of the City of Paris be issued to Dewey Keith Hale d/b/a Courtesy Cab Company of Paris for the calendar year 2013; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Paris, Texas hereby finds and determines that the application satisfies the requirements of the City Charter and City Ordinances for issuance of a taxicab business, and further finds and determines that the applicant has made the requisite showing of public necessity and convenience for said taxicab business. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS: Section 1. That the findings set out in the preamble to this ordinance are hereby in all things approved. Section 2. That by a two-thirds (2/3) majority vote of the City Council of the City of Paris, the City Council has found that public necessity and convenience require that a license be issued to Dewey Keith Hale d/b/a Courtesy Cab Company of Paris to operate a taxicab business on the public streets of the City of Paris, Texas for a one-year term effective January 1, 2013, and ending December 31, 2013. Section 3. That the right, privilege, and grant herein contained shall not be transferred or assigned by Licensee without first obtaining the formal action and written consent of the City Council of the City of Paris, and any attempted assignment or transfer of said rights and privileges by the Licensee without first obtaining such consent and permission from the City Council of the City of Paris shall operate, ipso facto, as a termination of the rights, privileges, and grant herein contained. Section 4. That the taxicab business operated or maintained under this license shall