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515 Little Canada Road <br />(612) 484 -2177 <br />29111/14 `V aYlada <br />, Little Canada, MN 55117 -1600 <br />/ FAX: (612) 484 -4538 <br />MEMORANDUM <br />TO: Mayor Hanson and Members of the City Council <br />FROM: Joel Hanson, City Administrator <br />DATE: May 17, 1991 <br />RE: Pawn Shop Ordinance <br />MAYOR <br />Raymond G. Hanson <br />COUNCIL <br />Beverly Scalze <br />Bill Blesener <br />Rick Collova <br />Jim LaValie <br />ADMINISTRATOR <br />Joel R. Hanson <br />Pursuant to direction by the City Council, I discussed a <br />pawn shop ordinance license fee and sale of fire arms with <br />the Sheriff's Department. The results of my conversation <br />are as follows: <br />* License Fee - One of the concerns with the license <br />fee relates to the cost of investigations of the <br />applicant. The Sheriff's Department informed me <br />that this is hard to put a handle on depending on <br />how detailed the investigation becomes and what is <br />discovered during the course of the <br />investigation. They informed me that on a routine <br />basis they will be required to conduct periodic <br />inspections of the pawn shop pursuant to State <br />Statutes. Their estimate of this part of the <br />investigation would amount to approximately 24 <br />hours per year. The initial investigation of the <br />applicant including financial background was <br />difficult to estimate. For the purpose of <br />discussion we could state that the investigation <br />could consume ten hours time. The other issue <br />relates to the potential for calls for service due <br />to the nature of this business. It was the <br />statement of the Sheriff's Department that they <br />would expect calls for service to increase; but <br />again there are no hard numbers to back up this <br />claim. <br />Page 36 <br />