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Council adopts solicitation ordinance increasing penalties after complaints about one company

3376218 · April 7, 2025
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Summary

Orrville City Council on April 7 adopted Ordinance B-25 to amend the city's solicitor registration rules and increase penalties; the change was described by staff as a response to complaints about one company repeatedly violating solicitation rules.

Orrville City Council on April 7 adopted Ordinance B-25, amending sections 721.01 through 721.99 of the city's codified ordinances to update solicitor registration, restrict solicitation hours and increase penalties for violations. Council declared an emergency for the ordinance.

The change is intended to tighten enforcement after staff said one company repeatedly sent solicitors into the city and ignored the previous penalties. During the meeting Safety-Service Director Ryan Wheeler briefed council and described the amendment as focused on the penalty provisions "to put a little more teeth in it" and to discourage…

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