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4~ TUESDAY NOVEMBER 13, 1984 .-. training as well as plans for entering international competition in August of 1985. Meanwhile, Council directed its Clerk to prepare a draft of a resolution, for pre- sentation to Council at its forthcoming November 27th meeting and for adoption, for- mally and officially recognizing and commending this group for its achievements and public service. Upon motion, duly seconded (and by a vote of three-to-one, Councilman Williams voting .-. "Nay" and Mayor Cole abstaining), Council adopted the following ordinance (as intro- duced at Council's regular October 23rd meeting) amending Sections 22-62 and 22-69 of, and adding Section 22-70 to, the City Code which pertain to driver permits for the operation of taxicabs and/or for-hire cars: BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, in regular session on November 13, 1984, that Chapter 22, Vehicles for Hire, of the Martinsville City Code, Section 22-62, Applicant's Criminal and Driving Record, and Section 22-69, Revocation or Suspension, be amended and Section 22-70, Petition to the City Manager, be added to read as follows: Sec. 22-62. Applicant's Criminal and Driving Record. No person shall be granted a permit under this division who, (a) within the ten (10) years prior to the date of application has been convicted of a felony, a crime of moral turpitude, or a crime involving sexual misconduct; or (b) within the five (5) years prior to the date of application has been convicted of three (3) or more misdemeanors; or (c) within the two (2) years prior to the date of application has been convicted of four (4) or more traffic infractions other than traffic infractions relating to the registration or parking of vehicles other than taxicabs or for-hire cars; or (d) within the two (2) years prior to the date of application has been convicted of driving or operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Sec. 22-69. Revocation or Suspension. A public vehicle driver's permit issued under this division may be revoked or suspended by the chief of police for any of the following causes: (1) Failure to report any accident as required by law. (2) Conviction of four (4) or more traffic infractions other than traffic infractions relating to the registration or parking of vehicles other than taxicabs or for-hire cars during the two (2) year period next preceding the date of any such revocation.