(a) Applications for licenses for peddlers or solicitors shall be filed with the Mayor or the Mayor's designee on a form to be furnished by the Mayor or the Mayor's designee, which shall require the following information:
(1) The name of the applicant;
(2) If the applicant is an individual, a physical description of the applicant;
(3) The applicant's social security number or federal identification number;
(4) The name and address of the person by whom the applicant is employed or for whom he is peddling or soliciting, if any, and the length of the applicant's service with such employer or person;
(5) If the applicant is an individual, all places of residence of the applicant and all employment during the preceding year;
(6) The names of other municipalities in which the applicant has conducted peddling or solicitation activities, within the twelve months immediately preceding the applicant's submission of an application to the Village.
(7) The nature and character of the goods to be sold or services to be furnished by the applicant or the purpose for which funds are being peddled or solicited.
(8) A completed background check completed by any law enforcement authority.
(b) Applicants who are individuals shall furnish a recent photograph of himself or herself not more than one year old.
(c) Applications shall be made at least 48 hours before the license is issued and a license shall be issued no later than three business days after the submission of applications to the Mayor or the Mayor's designee.
(d) If the Mayor or the Mayor's designee determines after an investigation, that the information furnished under the requirements of subsection (a) above is correct; if the applicant is an individual, that the applicant has not been convicted of a felony under Ohio, Federal, or any other state's laws if the applicant is an individual, that the applicant is not, at the time the application is made or anytime thereafter, on probation for any offense; if the applicant is an individual, that the applicant is not, at the time the application is made or anytime thereafter, a parolee; if the applicant an individual, that the applicant is not, nor has ever been, a registered sex offender in Ohio or any other state he shall issue a license to the applicant.
(e) The license fee charged by the Mayor or the Mayor's designee shall be as set forth from time to time by ordinance and shall be no more than is required to cover the costs associated with issuing the license and administering and enforcing the various provisions of this Ordinance. All annual licenses issued under the provisions of this Chapter shall expire on December 31 in the year when issued. Other licenses shall expire on the date specified in the license.
(Ord. 58-09. Passed 10-19-09.)