Before a license may be issued under this subchapter, a written sworn application signed by the applicant, a copy of written receipt form, a copy of state sales tax certificate, and a copy of notice of cancellation form shall be submitted to the City Police Department as the licensing agency of the city for this license, which Police Department, following initial review, shall submit the license for consideration by the full City Council for referral back to the city’s Police Department for recommendation from the City Council as to whether the Police Department as the issuing agency for the city in reference to this type of license should issue the license.
(A) In the case of group sales event applications, the sponsor shall, in addition to the information required of the sponsor as applicant, provide the information for each transient merchant participant.
(B) The sponsor of a group sales event may apply for a group transient merchant’s license. In this case, the sponsor shall be responsible for compliance of participants with the requirements of this subchapter.
(C) Each separate location under which an itinerant merchant conducts business shall require a separate license.
(D) The fees for each permit shall be $100 for year; except that a permit being issued pursuant to this subchapter to an applicant that has a fixed business location within the city, that has existed for at least 90 consecutive days at said location prior to the application for said permit shall be in the amount of $50 per year, provided that a permit issued pursuant to this exception shall also terminate automatically on the day following the day on which the applicant no longer conducts business from the aforesaid fixed location within the city.
(E) Upon completion of the application by the applicant, the Police Department shall review the criminal history and other qualifications of each named applicant, and of each representative of the applicant named within the application as an individual who may be involved in the solicitation. Following completion of the application in full and receipt of the record review by the Police Department, the Police Department as the issuing agency shall refer the application to the City Council as soon as reasonably possible within not more than 21 days for consideration by the City Council as to recommendation by the City Council back to the Police Department as the issuing agency for the City Council’s recommendation to the agency as to whether to issue or to deny the license. The City Council shall consider the application for permit for door-to-door solicitation by the applicant, and for each person soliciting for such organization as soon as reasonable possible and the City Council shall recommend granting the permit, provided that the City Council within its exercise of reasonable discretion deems the application to be in order, further provided that there is not a rational reasonable basis to deny the application; with it being expressly provided that no person soliciting for any applicant shall have within 10 years of the date of application been either convicted of any felony or convicted of violating any law or ordinance based upon charges concerning the use of sales, subscription or soliciting methods or undue pressure, or misrepresentation, regarding solicitation and/or sales. In the event that the City Council recommends granting the application, then the LaSalle Police Department, through the Chief of Police or the representative of the Police Department designated by the Chief of Police with the Police Department being the issuing agency, shall then issue the permit. In the event that the City Council shall recommend denial of the application, then the Police Department as the issuing agency, through the Chief of Police or other representative appropriately designated by the Chief of Police shall deny the application unless the Police Department, for good cause, deems it appropriate to refer the application back to the City Council for reconsideration.
(Ord. 1658, passed 3-22-1999; Am. Ord. 2287, passed 7-25-2011; Am. Ord. 2358, passed 7-17-2012)