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5 Jun 2013
On Monday, June 3rd, the Council moved very quickly through its agenda (Thanks, Council President Stuckart!). Out of several decisions we made, the ordinance changes to business license fees are of interest to many. We made several changes to the business license fees, including lowering the cost of fees to non-profits, eliminating fees to sole proprietors (more about this later), and repealing the fee for every unique name of a business (multiple locations do not have to pay multiple fees). These changes were developed over seven months with input from Councilmembers and the Administration to ensure our business licensing is fair and easier to understand. I'm especially proud of the changes we made that impact sole proprietors -- this was something that Councilman Jon Snyder and I sponsored.
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