Gennaro questions administration on license suspensions and revocations
Councilmember Gennaro asks whether any carriage driver licenses have been suspended or revoked. Ortiz says not in recent years; Menin notes a suspension did occur when she was DCWP commissioner.
Yes, thank you, Deputy Commissioner, for your statement.
It's primarily your agency and also PD that really looks after the drivers.
By the way, how much time do I have?
Okay.
In the last 167 years of the industry, or as far back as you have records,
has there ever been a situation where a horse carriage driver's license has been suspended or revoked?
The answer is no, but you can, you know.
I actually don't know if that's true.
In recent years, there have not been suspensions or revocations, but I believe in prior administrations there were.
No, there aren't.
But I can pull the...
Yeah, you can do it.
I'm sorry, Councilor M.
Gennaro, and we'll give you extra time for this.
I was commissioner of DCWP.
We actually did do a suspension due to conduct when I was commissioner, so it has happened.
Yeah, I think it was due to conduct.
It had to do with financial, not safety.
But in any event, I was offered the opportunity by the speaker to make a statement at the outset of the hearing, but I was told by staff that now tells the speaker what to do that I was like not able to make a statement.
And so that's...
Okay, and so now when it comes to medallions, have medallions been revoked or suspended?
To your knowledge?
To my knowledge, in recent years, they have not, sir.
Thank you.