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Contractor HDL reports $61,000 recovered and launches discovery phase for Clayton business licenses
Summary
HDL, the city’s business‑license vendor, reported about $61,000 recovered from delinquent accounts since the contract began, cleaned data inconsistencies from prior records, and launched a discovery effort expected to generate new revenue; council asked questions about data integrity and contract billing.
The Clayton City Council received a presentation on the city’s business license administration contract with HDL on April 1, during which HDL reported progress on administrations, collections, and discovery.
Ian Davis, senior compliance manager at HDL, said operations management began in September 2023, collections began Feb. 15, 2024, and discovery services launched the week of March 24, 2025. "The discovery program will identify unlicensed businesses and, in the first year, should…
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