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(b) Registration of Class C Secondhand Goods Dealers. Persons _engaged in the business of a Class C secondhand goods dealer are exempt from the licensing requirements of this chapter, but shall register with the Chief of Police on forms provided for by the City. Such �- registration shall be on-going except that a person shall file a new registration upon a change of ownership, management, telephone number or location of the business. (c) New manager. When a licensee places a manager in charge of a business, or if the named manager(s) in charge of a licensed business changes, the licensee must complete and submit the appropriate application, on forms provided by the City Clerk, within fourteen (14) days. The application must include all appropriate information required in Section 614.08. (1) Upon completion of an investigation of a new manager, the licensee must pay an amount equal to the cost of the investigation to assure compliance with this ordinance. If the investigation process is conducted solely within the State of Minnesota, the fee shall be five hundred dollars ($500.00). If the investigation is conducted outside the State of Minnesota, the issuing authority may recover the actual investigation costs not exceeding ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00). (d) Application execution. All applications for a license under this ordinance must be signed and sworn to under oath or affirmation by the applicant. If the application is that of a natural person, it must be signed and sworn to by such person; if that of a corporation, by an officer thereof; if that of a partnership, by one of the general partners; and if that of an unincorporated association, by the manager or managing officer thereof. (e) Investigation. The police license investigator must investigate into the truthfulness of the statements set forth in the application and shall endorse the findings thereon. The applicant must furnish to the police license investigator such evidence as the Investigator may reasonably require in support of the statements set forth in the application. (f) Public hearing. Pawnbroker, Precious Metal Dealer and Class A Secondhand Goods Dealer. The City Council shall conduct a hearing on the license application within a reasonable period following receipt of the issuing authorities report and recommendation regarding the application. At least 10 days in advance of the hearing on the application, the issuing authority shall call as notice of a hearing to be published in the official newspaper for the city, setting forth the day, time and place of the hearing, the name of the applicant, the premises where the business is to be conducted, and the type of license which is sought. At the hearing, opportunity shall be given to any person to be heard for or against the granting of the license. Additional hearings on the application may be held if the City Council deems additional hearings necessary. After the hearing or hearings on the application, the council may, in its discretion, grant or deny the application. 9