Agenda and minutes
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Apologies for absence Minutes: An apology for absence was received from Councillor Mahil. |
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Urgent matters by reason of special circumstances The Chairman will announce any late items which do not appear on the main agenda but which he/she has agreed should be considered by reason of special circumstances to be specified in the report. Minutes: There were none. |
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Declarations of Disclosable Pecuniary Interests and Other Significant Interests Members are invited to disclose any Disclosable Pecuniary Interests or Other Significant Interests in accordance with the Member Code of Conduct. Guidance on this is set out in agenda item 3.
Minutes: Disclosable pecuniary interests
There were none.
Other significant interests (OSIs)
There were none.
Other interests
There were none.
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Review of the Hackney Carriage Tariff The purpose of this report is to seek Members’ approval to consult the taxi trade on whether or not the Hackney Carriage tariff should be reviewed. Minutes: Discussion:
The Committee considered a report seeking approval to consult the taxi trade on whether or not the Hackney Carriage tariff should be reviewed.
The Licensing Manager reported that a request for an increase in tariffs had been received from an individual driver. In the past, requests had been received from the Medway Licensed Taxi Drivers Association (MLTDA) although it had not done so since 2014. The Committee’s approval was therefore sought to poll the taxi trade on whether the tariff should be reviewed. The results of the poll would be reported back to the Sub-Committee.
The Licensing Manager also sought approval to engage with the trade on the drafting of a policy for the future review of the Hackney Carriage tariffs, which would include the frequency and methodology of the reviews.
Clarification was sought on the costs involved in changing the meters and the Licensing Manager confirmed that meter agents would be consulted on whether meters could accommodate any suggested change in tariff. The cost of changing the meters would be met by the trade.
Decision:
The Sub-Committee:
a) approved the request to poll the taxi trade with the results being reported back to a future meeting; and
b) approved the request to engage with the trade on drafting a policy for the review of the Hackney Carriage tariffs.
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