Amend Secondhand Dealers Code to strengthen compliance requirements and update program fees

This legislation will increase the annual permit application fee for secondhand dealers to account for inflation, which has not been updated for a significant period of time. While there are very few "occasional" secondhand dealers, the elimination of that subcategory will result in a substantially larger impact on the fees that category previously paid. However, occasional secondhand dealer permit applications utilize the same level of resources as a full-time secondhand dealer permit application. Notices were sent to all impacted permit holders. An additional email was sent from Councilor Novick inviting impacted permit holders to a virtual town hall. Three permit businesses attended, and their feed informed a decrease in the fee increase as well as additional future improvements to the administration of the program.

This ordinance is submitted as part of an overall package of ordinances to update the regulatory programs administered by the Office of the Chief Financial Officer, Revenue Division, and ensure adequate funding for the current position performing the regulatory work. The package adjusts applicable fees and charges, adding an inflationary adjustment to support the programs that continue.