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Council introduces peddler ordinance update, then tables it for public hearing
Summary
Council introduced Ordinance 2026-14 to repeal and replace Chapter 110 on peddlers and solicitors—adding permit, ID and background-check requirements—and voted to table the ordinance until Sept. 1 to hold a public hearing on proposed fees and penalties.
The Common Council introduced Ordinance 2026-14, a repeal-and-replace of Chapter 110 of the Decatur Code that governs peddlers and door-to-door solicitation. The clerk said the rewrite is intended to enhance transparency and public safety by requiring permit applications, fees, background checks and visible ID tags for permitted peddlers.
Wendy Gephart of the Clerk-Treasurer's office was credited in the transcript as having led the drafting effort and compiling proposed changes after reviewing other communities’ approaches. Councilors approved introduction and a first-reading roll-call vote in favor of the ordinance. Because the draft includes new fees and potential penalties, council later moved and passed a motion to table Ordinance 2026-14 until the next meeting on Sept. 1 and scheduled a public hearing at 7:00 p.m. to consider the changes and hear public comment.
Council members said they will hold the public hearing sequence (including Board of Works’ related hearings) and take the ordinance up again so the community can comment on fees and penalties.
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