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TO: Mayor Richard C. Irvin
FROM: Wendy McCambridge, City Clerk
DATE: August 17, 2018
SUBJECT:
An Ordinance Amending Chapter 32 of the City of Aurora Code of Ordinances titled "Peddlers and Solicitors".
PURPOSE:
The purpose of this memo is to propose changes to Chapter 32 of the City of Aurora's Code of Ordinances for for-profit peddlers and solicitors only, specifically the fee charged the peddlers for the permit and to eliminate the need for non-profit peddlers to obtain a city photo-identification.
BACKGROUND:
Chapter 32 of the City of Aurora's Code of Ordinances is dedicated to the rules and regulations relating to peddlers and solicitors in the City of Aurora. In 2015, changes were made to the ordinance to include an application fee, issuing badges, increasing the information requested of peddlers on applications, setting time limits on permits, and adding provisions to the ordinance regarding acceptable practices of peddlers. A fee of $50.00 for ninety days was adopted to the ordinance at that time.
DISCUSSION:
It has been three years since the peddler fee was initiated by the City of Aurora. While the number of peddlers has decreased, the amount of preparation for the badges and oversight of the program has increased. A survey of neighboring and comparable municipalities shows a variety of fee structures from a daily to annual fee. To compare those reviewed across structures the daily fee range was calculated to be from $.08 per day to $25.
Municipality
Fee
Per
fee per day
Joliet
$30
365
$0.08
Sugar Grove
$5
30
$0.17
Rockford
$63
365
$0.17
Springfield
$80
365
$0.22
Oswego
$100
365
$0.27
Elgin
$30
90
$0.33
North Aurora
$25
60
$0.42
Aurora
$50
90
$0.56
Montgomery
$30
30
$1.00
Naperville
$100
30
$3.33
Deer Creek
$100
30
$3.33
Streamwood
$100
30
$3.33
Forrest
$25|1010|$25.00
The City of Aurora currently charges $.56 per day. While the number of peddlers has decreased since the changes were made in 2015, the cost of implementing and oversight ...
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