ORDINANCE NO. 210400
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Amending Chapter 76, "Vehicles for Hire," by repealing Section 76-505, Enforcement; penalty, and enacting a new section of like number and subject matter clarifying the individuals liable for corporate third-party food delivery services.
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WHEREAS, the COVID-19 virus spreads between people who are in close contact with each other; and
WHEREAS, on March 12, 2020, Mayor Quinton Lucas issued a Proclamation of State of Emergency to allow the City to take measures to reduce the possibility of exposure to COVID-19 and promote the health and safety of City residents; and
WHEREAS, restrictions imposed to prevent the spread of COVID-19 have severely impacted restaurants and caused a shift to increased carry out and delivery of restaurant food; and
WHEREAS, third-party food delivery services can charge a fee constituting a significant portion of the total of a bill to a local restaurant as a service charge and said fees are often unknown to consumers; and
WHEREAS, third-party food delivery services rely on residents of Kansas City for delivery of orders and the pay structures for third-party delivery services are often unknown to consumers; and
WHEREAS, the City Council wishing to protect restaurants and delivery providers in the City from unfair and harmful third-party delivery service fee and pay structures, enacted a new article entitled "Third-Party Food Delivery Services" with Ordinance No. 210054 on February 4, 2021; and
WHEREAS, the City wishes to clarify that corporations and the individuals who manage and control them are responsible for ensuring that their corporations are in compliance with this article; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:
Section 1. That Chapter 76, "Vehicles for Hire," is hereby amended by repealing Section 76-505, Enforcement; penalty, and enacting a new section of like number and subject matter, to read as follows:
Section 76-505. Enforcement; penalty.
(a) The director...
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