HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025-03-17 I03 Peddlers and Solicitors Applications and Bond_2ND-3RD READAGENDA ITEM:
CITY OF WAUKEE, IOWA
CITY COUNCIL MEETING COMMUNICATION
MEETING DATE: March 17, 2025
AGENDA ITEM:Consideration of approval of an ordinance to amend Chapter 122, Peddlers
and Solicitors, by amending Section 122.04, Application for License, and by
amending Section 122.06, Bond Required [second, third (final) readings]
FORMAT:Ordinance
SYNOPSIS INCLUDING PRO & CON:
FISCAL IMPACT INCLUDING COST/BENEFIT ANALYSIS:
COMMISSION/BOARD/COMMITTEE COMMENT:
STAFF REVIEW AND COMMENT: The Code of Iowa requires a vote of not less than three-
fourths of all the members of the council (or 4 out of 5, in Waukee’s case) in
order to waive readings of an ordinance.
RECOMMENDATION: Approve the second reading of the ordinance in title only, waive the third
reading and place the ordinance on final passage.
ATTACHMENTS: I. Proposed Ordinance
PREPARED BY:Becky Schuett
REVIEWED BY:
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ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 122, PEDDLERS AND SOLICITORS, BY
AMENDING SECTION 122.04, APPLICATION FOR LICENSE, AND BY AMENDING
SECTION 122.06, BOND REQUIRED
WHEREAS, the City of Waukee has established rules and regulations for the licensing of
peddlers and solicitors to protect residents of the City against fraud, unfair competition, and
intrusion into the privacy of their homes; AND,
WHEREAS, certain provisions regarding the application for a license and bond
requirements under the City of Waukee Code of Ordinances, Chapter 122, Peddlers and Solicitors,
are hereby amended for clarification and to reflect current practices;
BE IT THEREFORE ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Waukee:
Section 1. Chapter 122, Peddlers and Solicitors, Section 122.04, Application for License,
is hereby amended as follows:
122.04 APPLICATION FOR LICENSE.
An application shall be filed with the City Clerk for a license under this chapter. Such
application shall set forth the applicant’s name; permanent and local address; and
business address if any; local and permanent telephone number; physical description; and
a recent photograph. The application shall also set forth the applicant’s employer, if any,
and the employer’s address, telephone number, the nature of the applicant’s business,
three communities in which the applicant has solicited on behalf of such business within
the past two years, and the length of time sought to be covered by the license. Applicants
for a license shall also provide a copy of a criminal background check from the Iowa
Department of Public Safety Division of Criminal Investigation which was completed no
more than 14 days prior to the date of the application.
Section 2. Chapter 122, Peddlers and Solicitors, Section 122.06, Bond Required, is
hereby amended as follows:
122.06 BOND REQUIRED.
Before a license under this chapter is issued, each applicant shall post a bond with the
City Clerk in an amount established by resolution of the Council. Such bond shall be
conditioned to indemnify and pay the City for any penalties or costs occasioned by the
enforcement of this chapter and shall not be released or rescinded until after a lapse of 30
days from the expiration of each license or the completion of any pending prosecutions of
violations against the applicants and payment of all fines and costs associated therewith.
Section 3. Repealer. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with the
provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed.
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Section 4. Severability Clause. If any section, provision or part of this ordinance shall
be adjudged invalid or unconstitutional, such adjudication shall not affect the validity of the
ordinance as a whole or any section, provisions or part thereof not adjudged invalid or
unconstitutional.
Section 5. Effective Date. This ordinance shall be in effect from and after its final
passage, approval and publication as provided by law.
Passed by the Council the ___ day of ______________, 2025, and approved this ___ day of
______________, 2025.
Courtney Clarke, Mayor
Attest:
Rebecca D. Schuett, City Clerk