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Council hears proposal to revise Chapter 80: background checks and fixed-location approvals for solicitation permits
Summary
Council introduced a motion to revise Chapter 80 to allow private vendors to perform criminal-history background checks for solicitation permits and to require both property-owner and borough approval for fixed-location activities such as outdoor tables.
At the start of new business the Public Safety Committee considered proposed changes to Chapter 80 of the borough code concerning solicitation permits and fixed-location approvals.
Why it matters: The policy revision responds to limits on police authority to run criminal-history checks and seeks to clarify who may authorize tables and similar fixed-location uses outside businesses.
A committee member explained that the police…
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