CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE relating to the regulation of the for-hire industry, amending Sections 6.310.110 and 6.310.735 of the Seattle Municipal Code to add clarity to the qualifying driver description and extend the commencement date, and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.
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WHEREAS, the comprehensive outreach needed to create rules to implement the collective negotiation rights of for-hire drivers established by Ordinance 124968 is taking more time than anticipated; and
WHEREAS, the Seattle City Council seeks to give additional guidance on the concept of a qualifying driver; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 6.310.110 of the Seattle Municipal Code, last amended by Ordinance 124968, is amended as follows:
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“Qualifying driver” means a for-hire driver, who drives for a driver coordinator and who satisfies the conditions established by the Director pursuant to Section 6.310.735. In establishing such conditions, the Director shall consider factors such as the length, frequency, total number of trips, and average number of trips per driver completed by all of the drivers who have performed trips in each of the four calendar months immediately preceding the commencement date, for a particular driver coordinator, ((and)) any other factors that indicate that a driver’s work for a driver coordinator is significant enough to affect the safety and reliability of for-hire transportation, and standards established by other jurisdictions for granting persons the right to vote to be represented in negotiations pertaining to the terms and conditions of employment. A for-hire driver may be a qualifying driver for more than one driver coordinator.
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Section 2. Section 6.310.735 of the Seattle Municipal Code, as enacted by Ordinance 124968, is amended as follows:
6.310.735 Exclusive driver representatives
A. The Director shall promulgate a commencement date((that is no earlier than 180 days and)) no later than ((240 days from the effective date of the ordinance introduced as Council Bill 118499))January 17, 2017.
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Section 2. Any act consistent with the authority of this ordinance that is taken after its passage but prior to its effective date is hereby ratified and confirmed.
Section 3. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force 30 days after its approval by the Mayor, but if not approved and returned by the Mayor within ten days after presentation, it shall take effect as provided by Seattle Municipal Code Section 1.04.020.
Passed by the City Council the ________ day of _________________________, 2016, and signed by me in open session in authentication of its passage this _____ day of _________________________, 2016.
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President ____________ of the City Council
Approved by me this ________ day of _________________________, 2016.
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Edward B. Murray, Mayor
Filed by me this ________ day of _________________________, 2016.
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Monica Martinez Simmons, City Clerk
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