(a) Any individual desiring to perform services as a masseur or masseuse within the City of Warren shall first make application to the City of Warren upon the forms prescribed by the City therefor. Application and fee payment shall be made at the Warren City Board of Health, 418 Main Avenue, S.W., Warren, Ohio. Each such application shall include a filing fee of six hundred forty dollars ($640.00) which shall be nonrefundable. Each application must be completed in its entirety upon being filed with the City of Warren. The completed application shall include the following information:
(1) The results of a physical examination performed by a licensed physician within thirty days of the application certifying that the applicant is free from contagious or communicable diseases;
(2 The full name, date of birth, weight, height, color of hair and eyes, present address, how long at present address, and Social Security number of the applicant, and the last previous employer of the applicant;
(3) Written authorization for an investigation into the criminal record of the individual applying for the license, which will require the applicant to make an appointment with a law enforcement agency of the City of Warren's choosing to be photographed and fingerprinted for the background investigation;
(4) That the applicant is at least twenty-one years of age and proper proof thereof (i.e. a certified birth certificate, driver's license, passport or state identification);
(5) The applicant's immigration and work authorization status and proper proof thereof;
(6) Written proof, including certified sealed transcripts, from a recognized school showing that the applicant meets the education and training requirements provided for within Section 752.06 of this chapter, or, if applicable, original documentation showing that the applicant is certified by the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB).
(7) Any other information determined by the City of Warren to be necessary.
(b) Upon the filing of the application called for by this section, a representative of the City shall provide to the applicant a copy of this chapter and all necessary information and forms concerning masseurs or masseuses and shall obtain a signed acknowledgment from the applicant acknowledging receipt thereof.
(c) Upon the filing of the application called for by this section, the City of Warren shall have an investigation conducted on the information contained on the application.
(d) An initial license issued under this section to a masseur or masseuse shall expire one year after the date of issuance of same, except that no masseur or masseuse shall be required to discontinue performing massages because of the failure of the City to act on a renewal application filed in a timely manner and pending before the City on the expiration date of said initial license.
(1) Each license shall contain the full name of the licensee, a color photograph and a brief description of the licensee and the expiration date of the license. The license shall be in the form prescribed by the City.
(2) An initial masseur or masseuse license may be renewed on an annual basis. In order to do so, the applicant shall first file a renewal application with the City of Warren upon the forms prescribed by the City therefor. Application and fee payment shall be made at the Warren City Board of Health, 418 Main Avenue, S.W., Warren, Ohio. Each renewal application shall include an annual renewal filing fee of six hundred forty dollars ($640.00) which shall be nonrefundable. Each renewal application must be completed in its entirety upon filing with the City of Warren. Each renewal application shall be made to the City of Warren at least twenty days prior to the expiration of the license sought to be renewed. The applicant shall include with the renewal application: the results of a physical examination performed by a licensed physician within thirty days of the renewal application certifying that the applicant is free from contagious or communicable diseases; and any other relevant documentation and proof.
(Ord. 12390/12. Passed 1-25-12.)