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<br />Mayor Gamec asked if the violations recorded occurred with purchases made by Mr. Jerdin. <br /> <br />Mr. Jerdin stated that they could also come from when Ralph owned the shop, because people <br />can re-pawn things which brings back the old information in the system. He stated that there <br />were some things that were somehow hidden in the computer system. <br /> <br />City Attorney Goodrich clarified that the 70 violations brought to the hearing were dealing with <br />APS records from July 2007 forward. He stated that he is unsure. about the re-pawn business <br />information being shared tonight. He stated that there are different categories of violations, such <br />as missing daily transactions and in one case there was a hunting bow brought in which showed <br />up on E-bay the next day. He stated that there was no transaction record shown and the actual <br />owner of the bow came in and said that he saw it on E-bay. He stated that this is what the APS <br />system is designed for trying to uncover. <br /> <br />Mr. Jerdin stated that this item was in the system and was supposed to be held for 30 days, but <br />the person helping him with E-bay listings, listed it the day after, which he admits was a mistake. <br /> <br />Mayor Gamec asked if the City was able to say that the products referred to in the violations, <br />came in while Mr. Jerdin was the owner. <br /> <br />City Attorney Goodrich stated that he is unsure, but there have been significant violations while <br />Mr. Jerdin was been in control of the business. <br /> <br />Mr. Jerdin stated that all the violations in question were during his ownership, but some were <br />created from the previous owner. <br /> <br />Mayor Gamec stated that he has been in the retail business for 25 years. He asked if Mr. Jerdin <br />had entered everything from the store into the system as inventory and whether this is where the <br />violations came from or whether it is from items that came in while he was there. <br /> <br />Mr. Jerdin stated that it wasn't items that created the error, but the computer entering process. <br /> <br />Councilmember Strommen stated that she assumes this software is a universal software among <br />pawnshops and asked why this isn't a bigger issue across the board. She stated that if there were <br />only a few violations, she would understand because there is a learning curve, but this is <br />numerous violations in various parts of the City Code. She stated that the Police Department has <br />worked with him and informed him of the violations. She stated that she wants to give him the <br />benefit of the doubt, but wonders how long you give someone, especially in this business, where <br />it requires detailed information being entered into a computer system. She stated that this is the <br />responsibility of this business and not that of the law enforcement to "hand hold" the entire way. <br /> <br />Mayor Gamec asked if the computer system was completely up to date. <br /> <br />Mr. Jerdin stated that it was up to date. <br /> <br />City Council/ May 27, 2008 <br />Page 9 of 15 <br />