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Corinth adopts new solicitation ordinance, raises permit fee and extends permit term
Summary
The council adopted an ordinance replacing the city's itinerant-merchant rules with a solicitation chapter that raises the permit fee to $100 (to cover $75 background checks and $25 badge costs), extends permits to one year, sets solicitation hours, and creates signage-based notice and enforcement provisions; exemptions include utilities, charities and political groups.
The Corinth City Council voted unanimously to repeal the city’s itinerant merchants ordinance and adopt a new solicitation chapter in Title 11 of the city code, updating definitions, permit requirements, fees and enforcement procedures.
Police Chief Wendell Mitchell presented the ordinance and its rationale. He told the council that the last revision to the ordinance was on 04/04/2005 and that recent changes were driven in part by higher costs for background checks. "Initially the fees were $50 for the initial permit and it was $25 for any permits falling that are under that initial permit," the chief said. "We've had to raise that fee up to a $100. Currently, right now, what…
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