Post by Logan on Jun 15, 2016 19:50:37 GMT -6
A state audit released earlier this year overstated that taxi customers were charged excessive fees, according to a report expected to be released Thursday during a meeting that could determine the fate of the agency regulating Southern Nevada’s taxicab industry.
The report, commissioned by several taxi operators, argues that rates were properly increased under allowances provided by state law, and that a $3 credit card fee and other charges were properly applied.
The latest findings serve as a counterpoint to a critical study released in January by the Executive Branch Audit Committee, which recommended that the Nevada Taxicab Authority be dissolved after determining taxi riders were overcharged $47 million annually.
In the state audit’s wake, the Sunset Subcommittee of the Legislative Commission is expected Thursday to recommend whether the Taxicab Authority should continue operating independently, or be dissolved and folded under the authority of the Nevada Transportation Authority, which regulates ride-sharing companies, taxis and limos throughout the rest of the state. The agency’s fate will ultimately be determined by the state Legislature.
Read more: www.reviewjournal.com/news/traffic-transportation/state-audit-overstated-taxi-charges-new-report-says
The report, commissioned by several taxi operators, argues that rates were properly increased under allowances provided by state law, and that a $3 credit card fee and other charges were properly applied.
The latest findings serve as a counterpoint to a critical study released in January by the Executive Branch Audit Committee, which recommended that the Nevada Taxicab Authority be dissolved after determining taxi riders were overcharged $47 million annually.
In the state audit’s wake, the Sunset Subcommittee of the Legislative Commission is expected Thursday to recommend whether the Taxicab Authority should continue operating independently, or be dissolved and folded under the authority of the Nevada Transportation Authority, which regulates ride-sharing companies, taxis and limos throughout the rest of the state. The agency’s fate will ultimately be determined by the state Legislature.
Read more: www.reviewjournal.com/news/traffic-transportation/state-audit-overstated-taxi-charges-new-report-says