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Council hears ordinance update to require DPS-compliant fingerprint submissions for peddlers’ licenses
Summary
A first public hearing was held on Ordinance 2026-101 to amend the peddlers and solicitors licensing code to include DPS non-criminal-justice fingerprinting language; staff said the update merely aligns older ordinance language with current Department of Public Safety requirements.
The council opened and closed a first public hearing on Ordinance 2026-101 on Jan. 14 to amend the peddlers and solicitors licensing code (Title 11, Chapter 111) to comply with Department of Public Safety (DPS) Access and Integrity unit requirements for non-criminal-justice fingerprint submissions.
Tracy explained the difference between a peddlers license (door-to-door/tent solicitors) and mobile vendors (food vendors), noting the mobile vendor ordinance already contained the DPS language and the peddlers ordinance did not. The change standardizes notice language that informs applicants where prints are submitted and the authority under which the town shares fingerprints with the DPS for background checks. Commander Davies (police) was noted as present to answer technical questions.
Council asked procedural questions about who would be fingerprinted and where; staff confirmed the town will continue to perform fingerprinting and that the ordinance does not change licensing scope beyond clarifying the submission process. The public hearing closed without comment. A subsequent hearing and final action will be scheduled.
