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Ordinance to regulate door‑to‑door sales and transient vendors draws debate over background checks; committee postpones for rewrite
Summary
Councilors debated a consolidated ordinance that would require registration, photographs and fingerprints for door‑to‑door sellers, vendors and charities; concerns about vetting, minors and CORI checks prompted a postponement to allow police and sponsor to refine language.
Councilor Susan Goff introduced an ordinance combining the city’s rules for hawkers, peddlers and transient vendors and adding a specific section for door‑to‑door sales to set hours, require registration with the police department, and impose documentation requirements. "The reason, for the door to door sales being added is to basically protect our most vulnerable population," Goff said, citing concerns about elderly residents and fraudulent contractors.
The proposed draft requires registrants to provide identifying information, a photograph and…
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