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Carson council adopts ordinance allowing business-license suspension or revocation when criminal investigations find evidence of violations
Summary
On Aug. 5 the Carson City Council completed second reading and adopted Ordinance No. 25-2509 to amend sections of the Carson Municipal Code to expressly permit suspension or revocation of business licenses where criminal investigations yield evidence of violations of law.
The Carson City Council on Aug. 5 conducted a second reading by title and adopted Ordinance No. 25-2509, amending portions of the Carson Municipal Code to expressly include the city’s right to suspend or revoke business licenses where criminal investigations yield evidence of violations of law.
City staff presented the ordinance and the council moved to waive full reading and adopt the ordinance. The motion was seconded and the council voted to adopt the ordinance on second reading. The council did not record a roll-call tally in the provided transcript excerpt; the presiding officer announced the motion carried.
The ordinance amends municipal code provisions related to permit procedure, eligibility and performance standards in the chapter addressing businesses, professions and trades, to add explicit revocation and suspension authority tied to evidence developed through criminal investigations. The text as presented cites specific code sections to be amended (as read at the meeting).
City staff will publish the adopted ordinance per city procedures and update the municipal code.
