"Drivers will have to undergo fingerprint-based background checks done by the city.."
I would have voted "yes" because of that language. Fingerprint based background checks are great to see if you have a previous criminal record, but many many people have no criminal records up to the moment where they get arrested for the crime they committed.
Also, how much would the background checks have cost? How often? I'm a Paramedic in the state of Texas, and my employer requires me to have a "City of Dallas Ambulance Operator" permit, even though I do not work within the City of Dallas at all. The city has found this whole "background check" process to be a cash cow. I went through a background check for school. i went through another one for my state certification. I went through yet another one for my employer, and now I need to do an annual one for just the City of Dallas. It used to be $17 for a 3 year card, but now it's something like $40/year. Oh, and you're required to show proof of a defensive driving course. Last time I went, they were refusing to accept EVOC (Emergency Vehicle Operators Course, designed for, well, operators of emergency vehicles) and instead requiring the same defensive driving course that people use to get out of a traffic violation.
Oh, and we're in the same boat as taxi drivers, limo drivers, tow truck drivers, etc.... what happens when the next city over decides they want a piece of that pie too? Would I have to get a permit for Dallas, Mesquite, Plano, Garland, Frisco, etc? Why would something like this need to be a city by city issue and not something that the state could handle? It's not like Dallas and Houston running the same fingerprints are going to get different information. (Well, they shouldn't..)
The regulations seem like they're just opening too many doors that they shouldn't.