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Pawn Ordinances Report <br />May 7, 2003 <br />Page 2 <br />'� � ; ��� � � * � <br />Former Mayor �onfierre addressed the Commission at the last meeting and raised a variety <br />of subjects. His points and o�ar responses are as follows: <br />a. Acce iabie Identification. 1 asked fihe Police Departmenfi if they felt it would be <br />appropriate or advantageous to fimit fhe acceptable !D provisions to include ONLY <br />Minnesota drivers licenses or state issued Ids. The Police Department did not fee! such <br />a restriction was necessary <br />b. Guaranfeed Enfoi-cement. The manner by which en�orcement will occur wiil be through <br />random checks and ihrough proactive Poiice wor6c. Regardless, the Police Depar�men� <br />will provide fihe enforcement and will bring any viofafions fo the aftention of the City <br />Counci! for possibie iicense suspension or revocatian. <br />c. How wiil Nfana er be defined. The cfefiinition of a Nlanager has been added to ihe <br />ordinance and a requirement added that on average the Manager shall work a minimum <br />of 80 hours p�r we,�k. ,.;-�-t �� 7�1 �!�? <br />d. Fees should reflect that af the h�qhest of the adiacent communities. lf the Commission <br />woufd (ike to reca��mend an alternative �ee structure than what has already been <br />discussed and agreed upon, a majorify recommendation woufd suffice, keeping in mind <br />that the Council establishes fihe fees and any recommendatior�s are simply that— <br />recommendations. ''`; <br />; ;:� <br />e. How wilf a Pawnshap impact the PD. Until a Pawnshop locates in the Ci�y, no one is <br />quite sure what the impacf wiii be to the po[ice departmen#. The Chief and his <br />investigaiors have researched other communities and are familiar with the impacts to <br />oiher departments and as such, they feel comfortable in the fee structure being <br />�roposed. If the impac# is such that the Pawnshop is requiring a dispropor�ionafie <br />amount of police acfiivity, the fees would be adjusted accordingly. <br />f. Maximum Interesfi rate. Minnesota Statutes establish the maximum interest ra�e thaf can <br />be charged. <br />g. Enforcement. The comment was raised that the ordinance daes not explicitly <br />communicafie what offenses would warrant what penalties. Rather than attempting to <br />identify the multitude of potential violations and then attempt fio associate an appropriate <br />consequence, the Police Department suggested leaving the language as is to allow for <br />discrefiion and #lexibilifiy. <br />h. Prohibited__Acfs. It was suggest�d that the prohibited acts identified in Section 5�6.14 <br />shouid be referencec! in Section 516.13, the section dealing wifih suspension and <br />revocation. The prahibited acts ARE referenced, however in a broad sense with the <br />following language: "The Cifiy Council may suspend or revoKe a fic�nse issued under <br />fhis chapfier upan a finding of vioiation of ... any o� the provisions of this chapter" which <br />of course inciudes Section 516.14. While the prohibited acts COULD be referenced if <br />desired for additional �mphasis, it would be redundant. -:, <br />