AMEND DRIVER REQUIREMENTS UNDER AMBASSADOR CAB PROGRAM

Board of County Commissioners · 2026-09-01 · ordinance

Ordinance amending Miami-Dade County Code sections 31-83 and 31-304 to revise temporary and permanent removal conditions for chauffeurs from the Ambassador Cab Program, revise eligibility requirements, and provide conditions for removed chauffeurs to regain eligibility to re-apply. File Number 252077, Ordinance, Status Adopted. Introduced 10/16/2025. Final Action 9/1/2026. Agenda Date 9/1/2026, Agenda Item 7A. Prime Sponsor Marleine Bastien, Co-Sponsor Oliver G. Gilbert, III. Adopted on first reading by Board of County Commissioners on 6/2/2026. Forwarded to BCC with favorable recommendation as corrected by Aviation and Seaport Committee on 7/13/2026 following a public hearing. Adopted by Board of County Commissioners on 9/1/2026. Key changes: increases from two to three the number of findings of guilt in preceding one year period that make a chauffeur ineligible to operate an Ambassador Cab; changes removal to suspension for certain violations; changes permanent removal to deemed ineligible for certain violations; allows chauffeurs removed and deemed ineligible to regain eligibility after one year if they complete training program. Public comment: Mr. Eric Broswell, 11979 SW 92nd Lane, Miami, FL, urged residents and public officials to press Congress to reduce tariffs imposed in 2025, which he characterized as causing economic and financial harm. Mr. Akhtar Kamal, 1940 NW 4th Court, Miami, FL, spoke in opposition, stating drivers could not make a living if barred from MIA and the seaport, that two citations could result in removal from both, that drivers who filed complaints were targeted for additional citations, and recounted filing a formal complaint regarding a dress-code citation at MIA. No address, parcel, acreage, or dollar amount stated.