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CITY OF MEDINA
RESOLUTION NO.2010-30
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PUBLICATION OF
ORDINANCE NO. 482 BY TITLE AND SUMMARY
WHEREAS, the city council of the city of Medina has adopted Ordinance No. 482, an
ordinance amending section 640 of the code of ordinances regarding the regulation of peddlers,
solicitors, transient merchants and door-to-door advocates; and
WHEREAS, Minnesota Statutes, § 412.191, subd. 4, allows publication by title and
summary in the case of lengthy ordinances or those containing charts or maps; and
WHEREAS, the ordinance is seven pages in length; and
WHEREAS, the city council believes that the following summary would clearly inform the
public of the intent and effect of the ordinance.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the city council of the city of Medina that
the city administrator -clerk shall cause the following summary of Ordinance No. 482 to be
published in the official newspaper in lieu of the entire ordinance:
Public Notice
The city council of the city of Medina has adopted Ordinance No. 482, an amendment to
section 640 of the code of ordinances regarding the regulation of peddlers, solicitors, transient
merchants and door-to-door advocates. The amendment defines and distinguishes among the types
of persons being regulated. Peddlers (persons selling products in their immediate possession door-
to-door), solicitors (persons taking orders door-to-door for delivery of products later) and transient
merchants (persons selling goods from a temporary location) must be licensed by the city. Door-to-
door advocates (persons canvassing for political, religious or other non-commercial causes) are not
required to register with or be licensed by the city. The list of information required to be submitted
for a license has been expanded. Grounds for denial of an application for a license and standards of
conduct while conducting business are specified. An application for a license may be denied or,
once issued, suspended or revoked by the chief of police for a violation of these provisions.
Property occupants may post notice at their residence that they do not wish to be approached in
connection with door-to-door sales or advocacy activities. Persons dissatisfied with city staff's
actions regarding the denial or revocation of a license may appeal to the city council. The full text
of Ordinance No. 482 is available for inspection at Medina city hall during regular business hours.
Attest: Chad M. Adams, City Administrator -Clerk
Resolution No. 2010-30
May 4, 2010
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the city council of the city of Medina that the city
administrator -clerk keep a copy of the ordinance in his office at city hall for public inspection and
that he post a full copy of the ordinance in a public place within the city.
Dated: May 4, 2010.
T. M. Crosby, Jr., Ma r
ATTEST:
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Chad M. Adams, City Administrator -Clerk
The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by member Johnson
and upon vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor thereof:
Smith, Johnson, Crosby, Siitari, Weir
And the following voted against same:
None
Whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted.
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May 4, 2010