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From: Melanie Mesko Lee, Assistant City- Administrator
Re: Ordinance Amendments Related to City- License Terms
Date: April 1, 2009
Council Action Requested:
Approve the first reading and order a public hearing and a second reading for an ordinance
amendment relating to City license terms.
Background Information:
The City issues a number of different licenses throughout the year, many of «hich are held by the
same establishments. In an effort to consolidate renewals for licensees, staff proposes changing
the license term for tobacco and amusement licenses to coincide ~~ith the license term for liquor
licenses, ~~hich is currently- Ju1~- 1-June 30. Current license terms for tobacco licenses are
Januai~- 1-December 31, and August 1-July 31 for amusement licenses. Many of our local
businesses that hold a liquor license also hold tobacco and/or amusement licenses; this change
would result in one renewal packet being sent to licensed establishments for up to three types of
licenses. The revie~~- and approval process is not proposed to change; simply the timeline that
staff uses during the annual renewals.
Additionally, staff proposes to change from aone-rear dog license period to a t«-o year license.
This is not uncommon in other communities, and staff regularly- receives feedback from the
public that a two year dog license would be welcomed. If the change is approved, dog licenses
issued in 2009 would expire in July- 2011.
If ~-ou have any questions, please let me l~iow
ORDINANCE NO. ,THIRD SERIES
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HASTINGS, MINNESOTA
AMENDING SECTIONS OF CHAPTER 91 AND CHAPTER 110 OF THE HASTINGS CITY
CODE PERTAINING TO DOG LICENSING AND GENERAL BUSINESS LICENSING
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HAS'TINGS' AS' FOLLOWS':
Chapter 91 of the Hastings City Code is hereby amended and the folio«-in~ sections shall be
amended as follows:
§ 91.22 LICENSE TERM AND FEE.
All dog licenses shall empire on July 31 of each odd-numbered year follo~~ inns issuance of the license.
The license fee for dog licenses shall be established by ordinance ~~ ~:,- :.gin of the C ite Council.
Chapter 110 of the Hastings City Code is hereby amended and the follo~~in~~ sections shall be
amended as follows:
§ 110.03 ACTION ON APPLICATION FOR LTCENSE.
(B) Issuing. If an application is granted, the 1~9a~or and Cite Clerl: shall forthssith issue a license
pursuant thereto in the form adopted by resolution of the Council and upon payment of the license
fee.
. Unless othei-~~ise herein spccified_ license fees shall be pro rated on the basis of 1/12 for
each calendar year, month, or the part thereof remaining in the then current license term fir.
Licenses shall be valid only at l location and on the premises therein described.
§ 110.08 MECHANICAL AM~!SE~IENT DEVICES.
(E) Term. All mechanical amusement deice licenses shall be for the period of one near and shall
empire on June 30 of each year, regardless of ~~ lien the license ssas on i~ Wally issued. Thereafter, all
licenses eligible for renc~~ al, ~~ ill be renewed for one near.
§ 110.09 BILLIARDS, POOL, AND BOWLING.
(D) Term..All pool_ billiard_ snooker, or other dame table licenses shall be for the period of one near
and shall e~pirc on ~UnC 3~ of each year, regardless of ss-hen the license ssas on i~ Wally issued.
Thereafter. all licenses eli~sibl~ for renessal, ss-ill be renessed for one near.
§ 112.03 LICENSE.
(D) Te:F•nz .All tobacco licenses shall be for the period of one year and shall empire on
June 30 of each year, regardless of ss-hen the license ssas originally issued. Thereafter, all licenses
eligible for rcne~~al, ssi11 be renessed for one year. All tobacco licensees, despite ss-hen the license is
issued, ss-ill be subject to an annual compliance check.
Moved by Councilmember
to adopt this Ordinance.
seconded by Councilmember
Adopted by the Hastings City Council on this day of , 2009, by the
following vote:
Ayes
Nays:
Absent:
CITY OF HASTINGS
Paul J. Hicks, ~la~°or
ATTEST.•
Melanie Mesko Lee, City Clerk/
Assistant City Administrator