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 Dire...
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