5.10.060 Permitting procedure.
A. Issuance of Permit. The city clerk shall issue a permit for solicitation unless any of the following have been demonstrated:
1. That the applicant has failed to provide information required pursuant to this chapter;
2. That any statement made in the application is false;
3. That the applicant or any individual agent or solicitor has been convicted of a felony or a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude, disorderly conduct or a violation of this chapter within the past seven years;
4. That the applicant has not provided a tax identification number, if applicable.
B. Authority of the City Clerk. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as granting to the city clerk, or to any other person, the authority to grant, deny, revoke, renew or suspend any permit by reason of either approval or disapproval of the philosophy, opinions or beliefs of the applicant, the permittee, or the person such applicant or permittee represents, or for any other reasons not specifically set forth in this chapter.
C. Investigation. During the period of time following submission of the application for one or more identification cards and its issuance, the city clerk, with the assistance of the Sedona police department, if necessary, shall investigate as to the truth and accuracy of the information contained in the application. If the city has not completed the investigation within the prescribed time, the identification card will nonetheless be issued, subject, however, to administrative revocation upon completion of the investigation.
D. Form of Permit. Permits issued under this chapter shall bear the name and address of the person to whom the permit is issued, the number of the permit, dates within which the permittee may solicit, a statement that the permit does not constitute an endorsement by the city or any of its departments, officers or employees of the purpose, or of the person conducting the solicitation. All permits must be signed by the city clerk.
E. Term of Permits. All permits issued under this chapter shall be valid for one year from the date approved unless revoked or suspended pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. If any additional solicitation is proposed within the one-year permit term, but the original solicitation dates have expired, the permit holder need only file a statement, including its name, the original permit number, the new dates of solicitation, and the names of all individual agents or solicitors connected with, or to be connected with the proposed solicitation, and identification of those named solicitors under the age of 16.
F. Permit Nontransferable. No permit issued under this chapter is transferable or assignable. [Code 2006 § 8-1-6. Ord. 94-07, 9-27-1994; Ord. 2003-06, 4-22-2003; Res. 2003-09, 4-22-2003; Ord. 2012-09 § 1, 11-27-2012; Res. 2012-26 Exh. A, 11-27-2012].