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Mission

The mission of the Metropolitan St. Louis Taxicab Commission is to ensure safe, reliable, high-quality transportation to the citizens and visitors of the St. Louis area. The Commission is dedicated to providing fair and equitable authority over the provision of licensing, regulation, and enforcement of vehicle for hire services that will contribute to the growth and image of the St. Louis Region.

Notices

Our office will be closed on Monday, February 15th, 2010 in observance of President's Day and will reopen on Tuesday, February 16th, at 8:30am.

Driver Licensing Hours: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, 9am - 4:30pm  (Drivers arriving after 4:00pm will not be processed on the same day)

Other Business:  The MTC office is accessible by APPOINTMENT ONLY on Tuesday and Thursday. No business will be conducted on a walk-in basis.

The next PUBLIC meeting of the Commission is now scheduled for Thursday, February 25th, 2010 at 10:00am at MTC Headquarters, 2628 Delmar Boulevard.

(An Executive Session* may be held.) (Adobe Acrobat required to view.)

Important Announcements:

AT THE JANUARY 28TH, 2010 MONTHLY COMMISSION MEETING THE MTC BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS AMMENDED AND APPROVED VEHICLES FOR HIRE CODE VERSION 8.3 WHICH WILL GO INTO EFFECT ON MARCH 15TH, 2010.  THE NEW CODE VERSION WILL BE POSTED ON THIS SITE PRIOR TO THE FEBRUARY MEETING OF THE COMMISSION AND ALL CERTIFICATE HOLDERS WILL BE PROVIDED WITH A COPY OF THIS VERSION ON DISC SHORTLY AFTER THIS MEETING. ALL CCN HOLDERS SHALL BE REQUIRED UNDER THE NEW CODE TO PROVIDE THEIR DRIVERS WITH A COPY OF THE NEW CODE ALONG WITH FUTURE REVISIONS.

AT THE DECEMBER 15TH MONTHLY COMMISSION MEETING THE MTC BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS INTRODUCED DRAFT VEHICLE FOR HIRE CODE VERSION 8.3 AS A WORKING DOCUMENT.  THE BOARD HAS PREPARED AN EXECUTIVE SUMMARY INTRODUCING AND HIGHLIGHTING CHANGES FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.   (Links to the documents may be found on the next page, the code tab.)

On Tuesday, January 12th, 2010 the Commission held a special session at its Headquarters located at 2628 Delmar Boulevard, from 10:00am until 12:00pm to discuss and hear comments on the draft by the general public as well as industry members.   During this period there were no persons or parties who elected to participate or to provide comment or questions on the draft.

A second session was held on Thursday, January 14th, 2010 from 10:00am until 12:00pm for Owners and Managers of Airport Taxicab Companies only, at Lambert International Airport in the Conference Room.   Please call our offices with questions regarding these important meetings.  During this period there were no persons or parties who elected to participate or to provide comment or questions on the draft.

PLEASE GO TO THE ISSUES PAGE FOR ALL CODE CHANGES MADE IN 2009.

The Executive Board of the Metropolitan St. Louis Taxicab Commission is currently in the process of significantly updating and revising its code and over the past few sessions has adopted other changes thereto representing intermediate steps to a final draft. These changes are now in effect and may be viewed on the issues page as exhibits.

Custodian of Records: Due to staff limitations all Sunshine Law requests must be made by United States Postal Service only, as the site is not monitored and emails are checked on a daily basis.

Please contact the Custodian of Records regarding any public documents.

Click here for a list of current licensed companies with their phone numbers (organized by C.C.N. class) Adobe Acrobat required to view.

*Executive Session (a closed meeting)
The Metropolitan Taxicab Commission may go into closed session at this meeting if such action is approved by a majority vote of the Board members who constitute a quorum, to discuss legal, confidential or privileged matters under §610.021(1), RSMo 1988 Supp.; leasing, purchase or sale of real estate under §610.021(2); personnel actions under §610.021(3); discussions regarding negotiations with employee groups under §610.021(9); personnel records or applications under §610.021(13); or records under §610.021(14) which are otherwise protected from disclosure by law; or confidential or privileged communications with the District’s auditor, including auditor work products under §X610.021(17).

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