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File #: 021062    Version:
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 11/6/2002 In control: LICENSES COMMITTEE
On agenda: Final action: 12/20/2002
Effective date: 1/11/2003    
Title: A substitute ordinance relating to the regulations governing home improvement contractors.
Sponsors: ALD. D'AMATO
Indexes: LICENSES
Attachments: 1. Fiscal Note.pdf
Number
021062

Version
SUBSTITUTE 1

Reference

Sponsor
ALD. D'AMATO

Title
A substitute ordinance relating to the regulations governing home improvement contractors.

Sections
81-60 rc
95-14-0 am
95-14-1-c am
95-14-2 am
95-14-3 rc
95-14-4-a am
95-14-7 am
95-14-9-b am
95-14-11-a am
95-14-11-c-7 am
95-14-11-d-0 am
95-14-11-d-2 am
95-14-11-d-3 am
95-14-12 am
95-14-16-a am

Analysis
This ordinance makes the following changes to code provisions governing home improvement contractor's and salesperson's licenses:
1. If clarifies that contractor's and salesperson's licenses – both of which are valid for 2 years – which are issued in even-numbered years shall expire in even-numbered years. Those issued in odd-numbered years shall expire in odd-numbered years.
2. It deletes a provision under which contractors which are partnerships or corporations were required to acquire salesperson's certificates for each partner and every officer of the partnership or corporation whenever the partner or officer acted as a salesperson.
3. It adds individuals, corporations which include only one person, or limited liability companies having only one member, which have been issued a contractor's certificate to the list of those who are not required to obtain a separate salesperson's license.
This ordinance also updates the language of this section to make it gender-neutral.

Body
The Mayor and Common Council of the City of Milwaukee do ordain as follows:
Part 1. Section 81-60 of the code is repealed and recreated to read:
81-60. Home Improvement Contractor's or Salesperson's License.
1. a. Each new home improvement contractor's or salesperson's license issued in an even-numbered year shall expire on February 28 of the next even-numbered year. An original home improvement contractor's or salesperson's license issued in an odd-numbered year shall expire on February 28 of the next odd-numbered year.
b. Each rene...

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