HomeMy WebLinkAboutA001 - Memo dated November 15, 1989 to City Council AMES i I
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: City Clerk's Office
DATE: November 15, 1989
RE: Ordinance Revision Pertaining to Licensing of Garbage Haulers, Tree
Surgeons and Street Vendors
One of the requirements for obtaining a Tree Surgeon's License, a Garbage
Hauler's License or a Street Vendor's License is that the applicant furnish a
Certificate of Insurance in a prescribed amount. Currently, there is nothing in
any ordinance which requires the insurance to run concurrent with the license.
Oftentimes, the City Clerk's Office is furnished with a Certificate of Insurance
which expires before the license expires; thus, it is possible that there would
be a lapse in the insurance coverage. In addition, it is difficult for the
Clerk's Office to force the applicant to provide a new Certificate once they have
the license in their possession. In most cases, the insurance has been renewed;
however, our office is not copied on the Certificate of Insurance.
In an effort to eliminate the possibility of a lapse in the required insurance
coverage and the need for continuous follow-up, an ordinance revision has been
prepared by John Klaus and is attached hereto. This ordinance would require the
insurance to coincide with the licensing period, e.g. , if the license runs from
January 1, 1990 through December 31, 1990, then the insurance must run from
January 1, 1990 through December 31, 1990.
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