HomeMy WebLinkAbout2015 11_Solicitors License Fees_2015.06.16CITY OF OWASSO, OKLAHOMA
RESOLUTION 2015 -11
A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING NEW FEES TO BE ASSESSED BY THE CITY CLERK FOR A
SOLICITOR LICENSE.
WHEREAS, the City of Owasso requires all persons, other than those soliciting for non - profit
youth organizations, to obtain a license from the City Clerk before engaging in door -to -door
solicitation;
WHEREAS, it is necessary for the City of Owasso to obtain background checks on all
individuals making application for a Solicitor's license and incur other administrative costs;
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Owasso, Oklahoma wishes to establish a fee
schedule for Solicitor's licenses;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF OWASSO,
OKLAHOMA, that the following fee schedule shall become effective on August 1, 2015:
Weekly Solicitor License Fifty Dollars ($50.00) plus Ten Dollars ($10.00) per
person licensed
Monthly Solicitor License One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) plus Ten Dollars
($10.00) per person licensed
Duplicate License Five Dollars ($5.00) per license
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this I&H day of June, 2015 by the City Council of the City of
Owasso, Oklahoma.
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TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council 'UN 16 2015
City of Owasso
FROM: Julie Trout Lombardi
City Attorney and General Counsel
SUBJECT: Amendment to Ordinances Governing Door -to -Door Solicitors and
Resolution Establishing Fee Schedule
DATE: June 12, 2015
BACKGROUND:
The chapter within the Owasso Code of Ordinances governing door -to -door solicitors was
previously amended in June, 2011 at which time additional requirements to obtain a solicitor's
license were imposed. Despite the enhanced requirements, commercial door -to -door solicitors
in Owasso continue to present numerous challenges and concerns for citizens and law
enforcement. Staff has proposed supplemental amendments to the ordinances governing
solicitor licenses in an effort to address these issues.
The primary amendment to this section creates a "No Knock" list containing residential
addresses whose occupants do not wish to receive commercial solicitations of any kind. Citizens
will be able to place their addresses on the list through a variety of methods. The list would be
provided to solicitors when they receive their license, and they would be prohibited from
soliciting at all addresses on the "No Knock" list. Failure to comply could result in revocation of
the solicitor license. It is important to recognize that a "No Knock" list provision would not be
applicable to non - profit vendors (such as school groups, Girls Scouts, etc...) or to persons
seeking to disseminate political or religious information. Only commercial door -to -door vendors
would be affected by this amendment.
In addition to the "No Knock" list, the proposed amendments would additionally exempt non-
profit youth organizations from the requirement to obtain a solicitor license. Instead, notice shall
be given to the City Clerk's office that a non - profit youth group is engaging in door -to -door
solicitation. This will facilitate awareness by law enforcement of what groups are engaged in
door -to -door sales and allow City staff to answer inquiries from citizens.
A proposed resolution establishing a fee schedule for solicitor licenses has also been attached
for Council review and consideration. Previously, fees for daily, weekly and six -month solicitor
licenses were listed in the ordinance. Staff recommends removing the fee schedule from the
ordinance and establishing fees by resolution instead. This allows greater flexibility for changes
within the fee schedule, if necessitated, given that resolutions are not subject to the costly
publication requirements statutorily mandated by amendment of an ordinance. The proposed
fee categories in the resolution have been changed to weekly and monthly solicitor licenses
along with a nominal fee for duplicate licenses. The proposed weekly and monthly fees are
inclusive of all administrative and background check costs.
PROPOSED ACTION:
Approval of Ordinance 1054 amending the ordinances governing solicitor licenses and
additional approval of Resolution 2015 -11 establishing a fee schedule for weekly, monthly and
duplicate licenses.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends approval of Ordinance 1054 and Resolution 2015 -11.
ATTACHMENTS:
Ordinance 1054
Resolution 2015 -11