§ 31-704. Duties of Miami-Dade County Regulatory and Economic Resources Department or successor department.

In addition to the duties and responsibilities specified in this chapter, the Department shall be charged with the following duties and responsibilities:

(a)

Process, investigate and prepare all reports required by this article;

(b)

Investigate and prepare reports on alleged violations of this article;

(c)

Enforce the provisions of this article;

(d)

Attempt to resolve complaints received from any source concerning the industry;

(e)

In addition to the enforcement of this article, issue, deny, suspend and revoke all transportation network entity licenses pursuant to the provisions of this article, and maintain appropriate files regarding said actions;

(f)

Provide technical assistance to the industry;

(g)

Develop a standardized reporting technique for transportation network entities after consultation with the transportation network entities;

(h)

Provide a system to handle complaints of municipal officials relating to transportation network entity service within such municipalities and expedite the resolution of same;

(i)

Perform any other functions assigned by the County Mayor;

(j)

Coordinate cooperative enforcement activities with municipalities, including implementing procedures for the disposition of fine revenues collected;

(k)

Prepare and implement, in coordination and after consultation with the industry, changes, amendments or modifications to implementing orders establishing fees pursuant to this article and provide the transportation network entities with at least ten (10) days' notice prior to consideration of such changes, amendments or modifications by the Commission, other than when approved by the Commission as part of the annual budget approval process;

(l)

Upon court order have closed and sealed unlicensed service provider establishments in accordance with this article;

(m)

The Director may propose and the County Mayor may promulgate further rules and regulations to carry out the provisions of this article, which rules and regulations, when approved by the Commission, shall have the force and effect of the law; and

(n)

Except for the fees recommended by the County Mayor and approved by the Commission for transportation network entity vehicles providing transportation of persons and their baggage to or from Miami International Airport and to or from the Port of Miami, whenever in this article a fee is charged or is required to be paid, the amount of such fee shall be established by implementing order approved by the Commission. Such fees shall be deposited in a separate Miami-Dade County fund and shall be used exclusively to accomplish the regulatory purposes of this article. The amount of each fee established hereunder shall be reasonably related to the cost of the services and regulation provided therefor.

(Ord. No. 16-42, § 3, 5-3-16)