NUMB:
970129
VERS:
SUBSTITUTE 4
REF:
XXBY:
ALD. BUTLER
TITL:
A substitute ordinance relating to home improvement contractors and salespersons.
SECS:
81-60-1 am
81-60-2-b am
81-60-2-c am
95-14 rc
ANLS:
- Analysis -
Beginning January 1, 2000, this ordinance modifies the current regulations and licensing requirements for home improvement contractors and salespersons as follows:
1. Contractors and salespersons must perform work in a workmanlike manner that meets industry standards and must complete work by the completion date in the contract.
2. Objections to license applications can be made by the police department, common council members and any other persons. Whenever there is such an objection the application is referred to the utilities and licenses committee. Notice of each license application is given to the police department and the state department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection (DATCP).
3. A license may be denied, suspended or revoked when the applicant has violated a relevant provision of the state statutes or administrative code, has not complied with an DATCP order or agreement or has received repeated DATCP warnings.
4. Applicants for new licenses must provide documented evidence of home improvement work experience or training, which may consist of consumer statements and photographs. For corporate applicants, the evidence must be provided for supervisory workers and workers who are unsupervised.
5. A contractor is specifically made responsible for the acts of the contractor's salespersons and may be subject to penalties for violations committed by salespersons.
6. The ordinance clarifies that a salesperson's license may only be issued to an individual and a contractor's license may be issued either to an individual or to a corporation or other business entity.
7. The ordinance clarifies that a person that contracts for home improvement work and then subcontracts all or part of the...
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