Issue - meetings

Introduction of a Taxi Card for disabled persons

Meeting: 22/09/2009 - Executive - for meetings from 03/06/00 to 26/04/11 (Item 78)

78 Introduction of a 'Taxi-card' for disabled York residents PDF 106 KB

This report follows the recommendation made by Members at the Executive Meeting of 20 January 2009 to explore the possibility of introducing an electronic, stored value, taxicard to replace the national transport tokens currently being issued to entitled, disabled residents.

Decision:

RESOLVED: That consideration of this report be deferred to a future meeting.

REASON: To enable further consultation and an Equalities Impact Assessment to be carried out in respect of the proposal.

Minutes:

Members considered a report which responded to the Executive’s request at their meeting on 20 January 2009 to explore the possibility of introducing an electronic, stored valued taxi-card to replace the national transport tokens issued to entitled, disabled residents.

Members noted that there was a need to consult more widely with the potential users of the taxi-card and it was therefore

RESOLVED: That consideration of this report be deferred to a future meeting.¹

REASON: To enable further consultation and an Equalities Impact Assessment to be carried out in respect of the proposal.