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BILL NO. 0 i�O A�►'ry- �C�'
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMAN _�p��1/
ORDINANCE NO. / D 3 74/
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURI, AMENDING SECTION
29-27 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF' JEFFERSON TO REFLECT A CHANGE IN
THE FEES CHARGED BY THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT FOR THE TRANSIT
SYSTEM.
WHEREAS, it is hereby found and declared that the vote at
the election held in the City of Jefferson, Missouri, on February
5, 1985, on Proposition 14 resulted as follows :
Yes - 2, 095 votes
No - 1, 373 votes
WHEREAS, it is hereby found and declared that a majority of
the qualified voters of the City of Jefferson, Missouri, voting
on said Proposition 14 voted "yes" .
WHEREAS, it is further found and declared that notice of
said election was duly given by publication in the manner
provided by- law, and that said election was held and conducted in
all respects in conformity with the Constitution and laws of the
State of Missouri.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON,
MISSOURI, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 29-27 of the Code of the City of
Jefferson, Missouri is hereby amended to read as fellows:
The following shall be the fares to be charged passengers
for riding the city buses :
( 1) The general fare to be charged all passengers , except
those riding under other provisions of this section,
shall be forty cents ($0.40 ) .
( 3 ) Any child enrolled in any elementary, junior high or
senior high school in the city shall be eligible to
purchase a special student discount booklet entitling
the student to twenty ( 20 ) rides for a cost of seven
dollars ( $7.00 ) . Student booklet tickets shall be
honored only on school days between the hours of 7:00
a.m. and 4 :00 p.m.
(4 ) The city, in respect to its citizens sixty-five (65 )
years of age and over who have helped to build this
community, shall issue senior golden passes to those
citizens which will entitle their holders to ride the
city buses. These passes shall also be issued to
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citizens who are on medicare due to disability. The
senior golden passes will be issued by the city finance
department for the period May 1, 1985, to October 31,
1985, for the price of six dollars ( $6.00) . At the end
of said period the senior golden passes will be issued
for a period of one year, to expire on October 31, for
the price of twelve dollars ( $12.00) per year. To
obtain such a pass the applicant must submit proper
proof as to age and residency in the city. After one
half of the total potential useful life of the senior
golden pass has expired, the finance department shall
sell the passes for one half of normal cost for the
remainder of the useful period.
( 6) The fare for the demand-response bus for the
handicapped will be seventy cents ( . 70 ) per trip.
Persons requesting this service must meet eligibility-
criteria outlined in the city's 504 Transition Plan. A
doctor's certification may be required. Bus service to
be provided in the city limits only.
Section 2. All other fees authorized in Section 29-27 which
were not voted upon in the February 5, 1985 election, and not set
out hereinabove, shall remain in effect and unchanged.
Section 3. This ordinance shall be in full force and become
effective two weeks from the date of its passage and approval.
Passed °' ��"r Approved
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Pr si ing of f iceV ayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk