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Council advances business-license update to second reading; threshold raised under state model ordinance
Summary
Assistant City Attorney Matt Hutchins presented mandatory updates to Des Moines' business-license code reflecting AWC model language; the council moved draft ordinance 25-124 to a second reading after staff said the out-of-city revenue threshold increased from $2,000 to $4,000 and that revenue impacts should be minimal.
The council took first-reading action on a required update to the city's business-license code.
Assistant City Attorney Matthew Hutchins explained that state law directed the Association of Washington Cities to create a uniform model ordinance for municipal business-license codes. The model…
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