Title
Consider/Discuss/Act on an Ordinance Amending the Code of Ordinances by Repealing Chapter, Article VI, “Purchase and Sale of Certain Property for Resale or Salvage” in its Entirety and Adopting a new Chapter 70, Article VI to be Entitled “Secondary Metal Recyclers”
Summary
MEETING DATE: August 16, 2011
DEPARTMENT: Police
CONTACT: Doug Kowalski, Chief of Police
RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION:
· Adopt Ordinance
ITEM SUMMARY:
· The amended ordinance establishes provisions, such as:
· Requiring that a database be maintained by a secondary metals recycler of each purchase transaction;
· Witten documentation evidencing that the seller is the legal owner, or is lawfully entitled to sell the metal property;
· A person selling or attempting to sell the regulated metal property to a secondary metals recycler be required to provide certain information;
· Hours that a secondary metals recycler shall conduct all purchase transactions;
· Placing a five-day (5) hold on regulated metal property, unless the property is released sooner by written order of the Chief of Police or by order a court of competent jurisdiction
· Placing a hold notice on reasonably suspected stolen regulated metal property;
· Requiring a person who conducts business as a secondary metals recycler in McKinney, Texas acquire a license by September 1, 2011 or for any business that opens after September 1, 2011;
· Each license will expire one (1) year from date of issuance and may be renewed only after making application
· The Chief of Police shall issue a license to an applicant within thirty (30) days after receipt of application; if approved;
· An appeal process should the Chief of Police deny the issuance of a license or revokes a license
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
· This ordinance is a sister ordinance to the Collin County Metal Recyclers Ordinance;
· The City of McKinney Public Works Yard was burglarized August 1, 2011, when thieves made off with valuable copper tubing;
· This ordin...
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