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Gardner City council to consider reinstating solicitor permits and photo badges
Summary
City police urged council to restore a permit or badging system for door-to-door solicitors to improve accountability, while council debated background checks, badge wording and costs. Staff will return to council with cost estimates and an implementation plan.
The police captain told the Gardner City Council that the department recommends restoring a permit process for door-to-door solicitors and considering a photo badge to help hold solicitors and companies accountable.
The recommendation came after the captain summarized the city’s prior permitting system and recent calls for service related to solicitors. “Prior to the change in our ordinance, if someone wanted to solicit in the city of Gardiner, they had to come to the police station, fill out an application for solicitation, which includes their information, their supervisor information, business information, as well as what they would be selling,” the police captain said. The captain added the earlier process included a day permit and a yearly permit, and required applicants to read rules about when…
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