TO: Mayor Richard C. Irvin
FROM: Jennifer Stallings, City Clerk
Deb Lang, Assistant Corporation Counsel
Alex Voigt, Deputy Chief of Staff
DATE: July 27, 2023
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Discussion of upcoming proposed changes to Chapter 32, "Peddlers and Solicitors" of the Code of Ordinances.
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PURPOSE:
The purpose of this discussion is to advise the Rules, Administration and Procedures (RAP) Committee of upcoming proposed changes to Chapter 32.
BACKGROUND:
Representatives from the Law Department and Mayor's Office advised the RAP Committee in May of 2023 of upcoming changes to license-based sections of the code. The raffle amendments are complete, the discussion today is to provide an overview of the upcoming proposed changes to Chapter 32, Peddlers and Solicitors.
This section underwent substantial amendments in 2015, with additional minor amendments in 2018 and 2020. The changes proposed today are based on advice from outside counsel as well as points of clarification requested by staff.
DISCUSSION:
Chapter 32 was sent to outside counsel to review based on recent case law. Certain areas of our code were recommended for revision, those are represented today along with other sections that required clarification based on consistent issues with interpretation.
The purpose of today's item is to discuss the changes and seek feedback from the committee on specific sections.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Staff requests feedback to revise the code and bring back in front of the Committee.
cc: Rules, Administration and Procedures Committee