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Council approves two business-license penalty waivers, denies one; totals and penalties discussed
Summary
Homewood City Council approved penalty waivers for two businesses and denied a third. Councilors discussed that penalties are assessed after April 1 and in at least one case the license fee had been paid while the penalty remained outstanding.
The Homewood City Council considered three requests to waive business-license penalties and approved two while denying one.
The council approved a waiver for Blow Homewood (a hair bar) by an 8-2 vote; the Finance Committee had recommended the waiver by a 3-1 committee vote conditioned on payment of the past-due license invoice within 30 days (resolution 25-86). Councilors said the committee record showed the applicant’s invoices from 2020 must be paid within the stated timeframe.
The council denied a waiver for Robimans after the Finance Committee voted 0-4 against recommending the waiver; a roll-call vote on the council floor failed 0-10.
The council approved a waiver for Constantine International Food (referred to in meeting materials as Nagy’s Pita/Gourmet Pita Cafe) by 9-1 after the committee recommended approval; the materials indicated the business had paid its 2025 license fee but had not remitted the penalty, which the committee recommended waiving (resolution 25-87). During discussion Councilor Smith said, "they paid their business licenses late, they just, they, when they submitted it, they did not remit the penalty," describing the situation for at least one applicant.
Councilors noted the city’s late-payment penalty applies after April 1 and that penalties can be substantial; one item discussed referenced a penalty amount in the meeting materials. The council recorded committee votes and the final roll-call votes for each waiver.
Next steps: Businesses granted waivers were instructed to remit any required outstanding invoices within the committee’s stated deadlines; denied applicants retain existing penalty obligations and may pursue other remedies outside council action.
