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CRD INAN CE NO . 1
SERIES OF 198_3 __
BY AU1'HORI'l'Y
COUNC I L BILL NO . 1
I N'ffiODUCED BY COU NCIL
MEMBER BRAOOHAW
AN ORDI1'.'INCE PROVIDI NG AN EXEMP'rIOO F'OR CEl{'J'AIN DI RECT SAL ES AGENTS
FRO-, LICENSING PROVI SIONS BY AMEND ING ENG LEl-lOOD MUNI CI PAL CODE OF
1969 , AS AM ENDED , 'l'l'l'LE IX , CHAP'l'ER 6 , SECTION 22 , THEREOF.
WH EREAS , residents of t he City of Englewood have r e ported
numerous e ve nts wh e r e solici t o r s , pedd l e r s o r po ll t akers ha ve not
provided the goods o r se r vices fer wh ich the cit i zens of Englewood
have paid ; a nd
1-.1-IEREAS , the Police oepa r tme nt, without s uffic i ent informa tion
co nce rning sol icito rs , peddl e rs , o r po ll takers , is unabl e t o
deter mine t he ident ity of sa i d solicitors , peddlers , or poll t aker s ;
a nd
WHEREAS , ther e is a des ire o f the Ci t y Counci l of t he Ci ty o f
Englewood t o prot ect its residents from un lawful pr actices of
solic i tor s , peddlers a nd po ll take r s that have occur r ed i n the past
in the City of Englewood ;
No.;, THERE FO RE , BE IT ORDAIN ED BY 'l'H~ CI'l'Y COU NCIL OF THE C!'l'Y
OF ENGLE'nl'.JOD , COLORADO:
Secti on 1. Th e 1969 Englewo od Municipal Code i s he reby ame nded to
r ead as follows:
9-6 -22 : DIRECT SAL E AGENT ; LICENSE REQUIRED ; FEES
(a) It shJll be unlawful for any per son to ca rry on or conduct
a ny business as a direct se lling agent without f i r st obtaining a
li cense ther efo r. The license fee for d i rnct sel ling agen t s of
book s , pe riodical s (othe r than newspa pe r s),· househo l d wares ,
brushes , insurance , cosme tics , utens i l s , produ ce , building repai r
and r emodeling , and any goods o r se r vices no t spec ifically mentioned
herein , and not covered by any o ther secti on o r subsection of th i s
Co de s ha ll be Twenty-five Dollars ($25' for e ach pe r son for th r~e
(3 ) months , o r Seventy-f i ve Dolla rs ($75) fo r each pe r son fo r one
(1) year . Any resident or it i nerant d irect selling agent who
suffe r s f rom a se ri ous physi c al hand icap and who sells pr oducts i n
con:iection with r e habil itation prog r ilffi shall pay on l y One Dolla r
($1) pe r year as an administ r a t ive charge .
(b) Exempti ons . The provisi.ons of 9-6-22 (a) shall not apply to
pe rsons and o rgani zations g ranted exemptions . The Di rector of
Finance s hall i szue exempti ons t o pers ons and organizati ons af t er
the Directo r of Fi nance has rlete rm i ned t hat such direct sales a r e
fo r a c ha r itable , r e l ig i ous , pat r iotic or ph i lanth ropic pu r pose o r
othe rwi se l,)rov!des a servi ce o r product so necessary for the gene ra l
welfare of the r es i dents of the c ity that s uch activity does not
con s titute a nui s ance t o the residents of the city .
(c) Applicants for e xemp tions . In o r der to obta in an exempti on
as prov ided for in this chapter, the applicant shall fi le wi th t he
Director of Finance a swo rn application I n writing contai ning the
following i n forwatlon:
(l ) The applicant 's name and the names and add resses of
off icers and directors of such a pplicant;
(2) The name and purpose of the cause for whic''l the
e xemp tion is sought and the specific anticipated use o f the proceeds
o r information;
(3) The method whe reby the goods or services a r e to be
sold and de live r ed .
(4) The t ime period du ring which the solic itation o r
peddling Is to be ca rried on ;
(5) ~n,e ther o r no t any corrrniss1ons , fees, wages or
emoluments are t o be expended In connec t ion wl th such solicitat ion
or peddling and the amounts thereof.
Introduced , r ead in rull , and passed on fir st r eading on the
3rd day of January, 1983 .
Pub] \shed as a Bill fo r an Ord inance on the 5th clay of
January , 1983.
Read by title and passed on final reading on the 17th day of
J anuary , 1983 .
Punished by title as Ordinance No. 1 , Se rles of 198 3, on
the 19th day of January , 1983 . ---
Attest:
/s / Gary R. Hi g bee
ex off1c10 C1 ty ClerK-'l'reasur e r
/s / Eugene L. Otis
Eugene L. Oti s , Mayor
I , Ga r y R. Higbee , ex officio City ClerK-Tr easurer of the City
of Englewood , Colorado , he reby ce rt ify that t · e above and foregoing
i s a true , accurat and comp lete copy of the Ordinance passed on
final reading and !)\-b lished by title as Or di nanc e No . 1 , Se rl es
of 1983 . --
/s / Gary R. Hi gbee
Ga ry R. Higbee