HomeMy WebLinkAboutR-1995-071 FaresRESOLUTION NO. R-95- 71
A RESOLUTION revising the schedule of fares for the public transportation
system operated by the City of Yakima, and amending
Resolution No. D-5383 adopted August 25, 1987
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF YAKIMA:
Section 1. Adult Fare. Except as provided in Sections 2 and 3 of this
resolution, a fare of fifty cents ($ 50), called an "adult fare", shall be collected
from each passenger; provided, an adult holding a current and valid adult bus
pass issued by the City of Yakima Transit Division for a fee of Seventeen Dollars
($17 00) for a monthly period may ride any Yakima City bus an unlimited number
of times, and at any time, by exhibiting such pass to the bus driver
Section 2. Youth Fare. A. Except as provided in Sub -section 2.B of this
resolution, a fare of thirty-five cents ($ 35), called a "youth fare", shall be
collected from each passenger who is between the ages of six and eighteen years.
No fare shall be collected from a passenger five years of age or younger when
attended by another passenger who pays an appropriate fare. A youth fare shall
be collected from each unattended passenger under six years of age.
B A passenger holding a current and valid youth bus pass issued by the
City of Yakima Transit Division, for a fee of Twelve Dollars ($12 00) for a monthly
period, may ride any Yakima City bus an unlimited number of times, and at any
time, by exhibiting such pass to the bus driver
Section 3. Honored Citizen Program.
A. "Honored Citizen" Defined. "Honored Citizen" shall mean a person
who meets the following requirements:
(1) Must be sixty-two years of age or older; or,
(2) Must be a disabled person.
B. "Honored Citizen" Fare Rates.
(1) A fare of twenty-five cents ($ 25) shall be collected from each
"Honored Citizen" bus passenger
(2) A passenger holding a current and valid "Honored Citizen Bus Pass"
issued by the City of Yakima Transit Division for the fee of Five Dollars ($5 00) for
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a monthly period may ride' any Yakima City bus an unlimited number of times by
exhibiting such pass to the bus driver
(3) A legally blind passenger may ride any Yakima City bus at any time
without paying any fare.
Section 4. Dial -A -Ride Fare. A fare of thirty-five cents ($0 35) called the
"Dial -A -Ride fare", shall be collected from each passenger for each trip made on
the demand responsive service for people with disabilities provided by the City of
Yakima known as Dial -A -Ride.
B The fare will not be collected from an attendant who accompanies a
Dial -A -Ride passenger who requires assistance.
The Dial -A -Ride fare will be collected from each person six years of
age or older who accompanies the disabled passenger except as provided in
subsection 4.B. of this resolution.
Section 5. Special Event Fare. A fare of one dollar ($1 00), called the
"special event fare" shall be collected from each passenger six years of age or
older upon boarding enroute to a special event. No fare will be collected for the
return trip from the special event.
ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this( day of , 1995
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Mayor
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