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lour 1111.1siion: To work together to reiposibty grow our community, and to provide quality, coat -effective, and efficient government ierrlcas. CC Regular Session Meeting Date: 05/09/2017 Submitted For: Jo Thieling, Administrative Services By: Jo Thieling, Administrative Services Information Title: Consider Request to Appeal Solicitor License Denial; Case of Aaron Jahnke, Heston & Associates, Inc. Purpose/Background: Purpose: The purpose of this case is to hear a request to appeal denial of a Solicitor License. 7. 1. Background: Staff received an application for a Solicitor's License for year 2017 from Mr. Aaron Jahnke. (Mr. Jahnke's application is attached to this case.) The nature of Mr. Jahnke's business is to go door-to-door to deliver information on home improvements. This type of activity requires a Solicitor's License and such license requires a background check and approval or denial by the Police Chief, based upon the check. Following Mr. Jahnke's background check, Chief Katers denied approval of Mr. Jahnke's application based upon disqualifying information found - a past felony conviction in 1996 for second degree assault with a dangerous weapon. City Code states the following with regard to the application and recommended approval or denial by the Police Chief: ARTICLE XIII - PEDDLERS, SOLICITORS AND TRANSIENT MERCHANTS (This section of City Code is attached.) Excerpts from City Code below) Sec. 26-586 - Application for license. (a) In order to acquire the license required in this article, the peddler, solicitor, transient merchant or vendor, except a person selling or peddling the products of a farm or garden occupied and cultivated by themselves, or a person conducting a garage or estate sale, must submit the following information to the city clerk: (6) Any felonies or gross misdemeanors, or any crimes of theft or issuance of a worthless check, of which the registrant was convicted within the ten most recent years, and the nature of the crime of which the registrant was convicted. (b) Every application shall bear the written report and recommendation of the Chief of Police. The Police Chief or his designee shall immediately institute an investigation of the applicant including, but not limited to, a criminal history and wanted persons check with the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, for the protection of the public good. Sec. 26-587 - Non -issue denial. (a) If as a result of a background investigation, the applicant is found to be unsatisfactory, the Chief of Police shall endorse on such application his disapproval and the reasons for the same, and return the application to the city clerk