Report to/Rapport au:

License Committee /

Comité des permis

October 7, 2003 / le 7 octobre 2003

Susan Jones, Acting General Manager/Directeur général intérimaire

Emergency and Protective Services/Services de protection et d’urgence

Contact/Personne-ressource: Linda Anderson, Acting Director/Directrice intérimaire,

580-2424, ext. 29257, linda.anderson@ottawa.ca

Ref N°: ACS2003-EPS-BYL-0031

SUBJECT: LICENSE COMMITTEE - Adverse conduct – taxi driver – Mr. VICTOR IBRAHIM

OBJET: licenses et permis – COMPORTEMENT dĒFAVORABLE – chauffeur de taxi – m. VICTOR IBRAHIM

REPORT RECOMMENDATION

That License Committee consider the status of Mr. Victor Ibrahim’s Taxicab Driver’s License.

RECOMMANDATION DU RAPPORT

Que le Comité des permis examine les conditions du permis de chauffeur de taxi de M. Victor Ibrahim .

BACKGROUND

On September 10, 2003, Mr. Victor Ibrahim is alleged to have sexually harassed the complainant while operating as a licensed taxi driver. The Chief License Inspector considers Mr. Ibrahim’s actions to be contrary to Section 28 of Licensing By-law L-6.

Additional information will be presented at the review hearing.

Relevant Provisions of Licensing By-law L-6

28. Every person applying for or holding a license under this by-law shall in such application or in carrying on or engaging in the trade, calling, business or occupation in respect of which the license is issued, observe, comply with and be governed by this by-law.

29. (1) The License Committee, after a hearing, may revoke any or each of the licenses held by a licensee for cause and without limiting the generality of the foregoing for:

(a) a breach of the law,

(b) anything which may be in any way adverse to the public interest,

(c) any other matter which the License Committee is authorized by law to consider, or

(d) any violation of the provisions of this by-law.

(2) The License Committee may suspend a license for cause for any period that is less than the unexpired part of the period for which it was issued in lieu of revocation as provided in subsection (1) hereof.

(3) The License Committee may recommend, in lieu of suspending or revoking a license, that conditions be imposed on the license as a requirement of the licensee continuing to hold or renewing the license.

(4) The Chief License Inspector may suspend for cause any license for two weeks or until the next meeting of the License Committee whichever occurs first, and upon suspending any license shall notify the License Committee as to the suspension.

CONSULTATION

Mr. Ibrahim has been notified of the date and time of the hearing, and has been provided with a copy of this report.

FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS

There are no financial implications associated with this report.

DISPOSITION

The Chief License Inspector to implement the decision of License Committee accordingly.