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ORDINANCE NO.390
An Ordinance Amending Section 640.11 of the Code of Ordinances
Regarding Licenses for Peddlers, Solicitors and Transient Merchants
The city council of the city of Medina ordains as follows:
SECTION I. The Medina code of ordinances is amended by adding the underlined material
as follows:
640.11. Issuance of License. Upon receipt of a completed application and the required fee,
the city clerk -treasurer shall transmit a copy of the application to the chief of police and such
other public officials as the city clerk -treasurer may deem appropriate, who shall conduct an
investigation. The chief of police or designee has authority to conduct a criminal history
and driver's license check on the applicant through the State of Minnesota, Bureau of
Criminal Apprehension. Failure by the applicant to consent to the background check will
result in denial of the license. No license shall be issued to any person who has been
convicted of any crime involving fraud, deceit or misrepresentation in any trade or business
within the five years immediately preceding the date of license application. No license shall
be issued to any person selling or soliciting orders for any good, ware, merchandise or
service which is illegal or injurious to the public health, safety or welfare.
Within five days of receipt of a report from the chief of police and other public officials
recommending approval of the application, the city clerk -treasurer shall issue the license.
The license shall have one copy of the applicant's photograph attached to it, which shall be
exhibited by the applicant upon request by a police officer or any person in the city
contacted by the applicant in connection with the licensed activity. Licenses shall be valid
for the period of time stated thereon but in no case for more than one year. The city clerk -
treasurer shall maintain a record of all licenses issued hereunder.
SECTION II. This ordinance shall be effective upon its adoption and publication.
Adopted by the city council of the City of Medin y is 16t day of August, 2005.
ruce D. Workman, Mayor
ATTEST:
Chad M. Adams, Administrator -Clerk
Published in the South Crow River News this 12th day of September, 2005.
Ordinance No. 390
August 16, 2005