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Kennesaw council adopts Chapter 22 edits to align privileged-license background checks with GBI/FBI rules
Summary
City staff updated Chapter 22 of the Kennesaw Code of Ordinances to add FBI/GBI-recommended language and enable separate ORI numbers for privileged licenses (bail bondsmen, flea markets, massage therapists); the ordinance passed unanimously.
Kennesaw — The City Council on Feb. 2 approved amendments to Chapter 22 of the Kennesaw Code of Ordinances to align the city’s privileged-licensing background-check language with guidance from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) and the FBI.
Anna Trapp, assistant to the city manager, told the council the amendments add language from existing section 22-9 into individual privileged-license articles so the city can request separate originating agency identifier (ORI) numbers from the FBI for bail bondsmen, flea markets and massage therapy businesses. “The GBI has advised us that the city must obtain separate originating agency identifier or ORI numbers for each type of privileged license,” Trapp said.
The measure updates sections 22-76 (bail bondsmen), 22-169 (flea markets) and 22-232 (massage therapy) and includes definition changes recommended by the GBI. Meredith (staff) said staff also made editorial and consistency edits — for example, normalizing job titles and capitalization — to reduce confusion between a "business license" and an "occupational tax certificate."
Mayor called for a vote after staff presentation; the ordinance was approved by a unanimous 5-0 vote. Trapp said, after council approval, staff will submit the revised ordinance articles to the GBI and FBI for their review and for issuance of additional ORI numbers.
The ordinance change is procedural in nature: it requires staff to request state and federal identifiers and does not itself alter licensing eligibility standards. The council did not record any dissenting remarks or amendments to the staff proposal.
