Amendment of Municipal Code Titles 3, 4, 9 and 10 (2025 Municipal Code Revenue Ordinance) and Property Tax Levy for Year 2025, as amended
- Record number: SO2024-0013671
- Type: Ordinance; category: Municipal Code Amendments
- Status: Final
- Sponsor: Johnson, Brandon
- Committee: Committee on Finance
- Introduced: Oct 30, 2024
- Final action: Dec 16, 2024
- Official record: Office of the City Clerk
Roll call: Passed Dec 16, 2024
27 yea, 23 nay. This was a divided vote. On motion of Alderperson Dowell, and unsuccessful motion to reconsider by Alderperson Mitchell, the matter was Passed. Voted at the City Council meeting of Dec 16, 2024.
Nay (23): Brian Hopkins (2), Anthony Beale (9), Peter Chico (10), Nicole T. Lee (11), Marty Quinn (13), Raymond A. Lopez (15), Derrick G. Curtis (18), Matthew J. O'Shea (19), Silvana Tabares (23), Monique L. Scott (24), Felix Cardona Jr. (31), Scott Waguespack (32), William Conway (34), Gilbert Villegas (36), Samantha Nugent (39), Andre Vasquez Jr. (40), Anthony V. Napolitano (41), Brendan Reilly (42), Timothy R. Knudsen (43), Bennett R. Lawson (44), James M. Gardiner (45), Matthew J. Martin (47), Debra L. Silverstein (50)
Yea (23): Daniel La Spata (1), Pat Dowell (3), Lamont J. Robinson (4), Desmon C. Yancy (5), William E. Hall (6), Gregory I. Mitchell (7), Michelle A. Harris (8), Julia M. Ramirez (12), Stephanie D. Coleman (16), David H. Moore (17), Jeanette B. Taylor (20), Ronnie L. Mosley (21), Michael D. Rodriguez (22), Jessica L. Fuentes (26), Walter R. Burnett (27), Jason C. Ervin (28), Chris Taliaferro (29), Ruth Cruz (30), Emma Mitts (37), Nicholas Sposato (38), Angela Clay (46), Leni Manaa-Hoppenworth (48), Maria E. Hadden (49)
Former members who voted: Jeylu B. Gutierrez (Yea), Byron Sigcho-Lopez (Yea), Carlos Ramirez-Rosa (Yea), Rossana Rodriguez Sanchez (Yea)
Plain-language summary
Written by AI (@cf/openai/gpt-oss-120b) from the ordinance text only: SO2024-0013671 2025 Revenue Ordinance and Property Tax, as amended.pdf. AI can make mistakes; the official document always wins.
The ordinance updates many city codes, adding new fees and requirements for taxis, ride-share vehicles, public chauffeurs, pedicabs, parking permits, checkout bags, and underground utility work. It also creates a wheelchair-accessibility fund, sets new tax rates per ride, and establishes a $500 permit fee for accessing city underground conduits.
- Creates an Accessibility Fund and adds a $22 monthly charge for each non-wheelchair-accessible taxicab
- Sets wheelchair-accessible vehicle requirements for taxi licensees based on fleet size
- Raises license fees for public chauffeurs and pedicab drivers to $5,040 each
- Imposes per-ride taxes on ground-transportation vehicles and defines new parking-permit fees
- Establishes a $500 utilidor permit fee plus $100 per linear foot for underground conduit use
Money
- $22 per month per non-wheelchair-accessible taxicab (goes to the Accessibility Fund)
- $500 license fee for taxicabs (both wheelchair-accessible and non-accessible)
- $5,040 fee for issuing or renewing a public chauffeur or pedicab license
- $1.13 per ride tax for ground-transportation vehicles (with additional surcharges)
- $500 permit fee to access any utilidor, plus $100 per linear foot for conduit use
Who: Taxi, ride-share, public chauffeur and pedicab operators, wheelchair-accessibility advocates, parking-permit owners, retailers of checkout bags, and utility companies using underground conduits are all affected.
Where: null
Timeline
- Oct 30, 2024: Referred, City Council
- Dec 8, 2024: Substituted, Committee on Finance
- Dec 10, 2024: Recommended to Pass, Committee on Finance
- Dec 11, 2024: Deferred and Published, City Council
- Dec 16, 2024: Passed, City Council
- Dec 17, 2024: Signed by Mayor, City Council
Documents
- SO2024-0013671 Committee Letter.pdf (Committee Letter)
- SO2024-0013671 SIGNED BY MAYOR_0655.pdf (Legislation)
- O2024-0013671 Original Ordinance.pdf (Miscellaneous)
- O2024-0013671 Transmittal Letter.pdf (Miscellaneous)
- SO2024-0013671.pdf (Miscellaneous)
- SO2024-0013671 2025 Revenue Ordinance and Property Tax, as amended.pdf (Legislation)