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Council advances update to residential solicitors code after police concerns
Summary
On first reading the council accepted Ordinance No. 4920 to amend city code regulating residential solicitors; staff said the Police Chief requested updates after a company sent roughly 40 individuals seeking permits.
Commissioner Seth D. Mingus introduced Ordinance No. 4920 on July 21 to amend Chapter 4 of Title 10 concerning residential solicitors. Scott Brunton told the council the Police Chief asked for the changes to modernize an outdated registration system after an incident in which a company sent about forty individuals to secure solicitor permits.
Commissioner Hill urged residents to ask solicitors for registration and identification when they visit. The ordinance was accepted on its first reading and laid on the table for at least one week for public inspection; the minutes record unanimous approval to move the ordinance forward to public review.
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