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e. Partner information: this is meant to prevent a "clean" partner from being <br />the applicant, while the true ownership is with a person who could not be <br />licensed. <br />f. Employee information: prostitution and solicitation crimes are sometimes <br />accompanied by human trafficking. Requiring a current list of employees <br />provides another tool to determine if the employees are legitimately <br />employed by the business, are licensed by the city, and are engaging only in <br />legal behavior. This information is required in nearby community <br />ordinances, as well. <br />g. Good Moral Character references: this is also currently required for <br />Pawnbroker and Second -Hand Goods dealers by the City. See Ramsey City <br />Code §§ 26-482(b)(1)(f), 26-719(a)(6). This is also required in some of the <br />other surrounding communities' ordinances, including the "good moral <br />character" phrasing. The inclusion of that qualifier here is to provide <br />flexibility to police to determine if the references come from a reputable <br />source or not. <br />h. Insurance: proof of insurance is required in similar nearby ordinances for <br />massage parlors. Proof of insurance is also required in the Ramsey City <br />code for certain businesses, including Carnivals, Contractors, and Garbage <br />Haulers. See Ramsey City Code § § 26-114, 26-199, 26-333. Those <br />businesses appear naturally engage in activities that might cause damage to <br />persons or property. A massage parlor may not include the specific <br />physical danger to property that a contractor would, but ensuring that a <br />business has proper insurance might help ensure that it is a legitimately <br />operated business, because the insurance provider has a natural market <br />incentive to ensure that the business is legitimately operated. The amount <br />of the insurance is entirely adjustable. <br />i. Business formation agreement: like the partner information requirement, <br />this is simply meant to allow the police to determine the true owner of the <br />establishment. <br />j. Other information: this is meant to provide flexibility to future councils, <br />to the extent that it is desired to alter these requirements. <br />3. Good Moral Character: this is a commonly used term in licensing contexts. In <br />the context of an attorney's license, for example, the Minnesota Supreme Court <br />has noted that "good moral character has traditionally been defined as absence of <br />proven conduct or acts which have been historically considered as manifestations <br />of moral turpitude [and] the concept has gradually been expanded in the bar <br />admissions context to include concern for misconduct clearly inconsistent with the <br />standards of a lawyer's calling." In re Haukebo, 352 N.W.2d 752, 754 (Minn. <br />1984) (quotations omitted). For example, the term good moral character also <br />appears in Minnesota licensing statutes for liquor manufacturers and retailers, <br />accounting firm owners, and architects and interior designers. Minn. Stats. <br />