7280-04
ORDINANCE NO. 7280-04
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA,
RELATING TO FEES FOR SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT; AMENDING APPENDIX A, TO INCLUDE AND REVISE
THE FEES FOR ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES PROVIDED TO
PERSONS SEEKING TO SOLICIT, SEEKING LETTERS OF GOOD
CONDUCT, SEEKING TO OBTAIN FINGERPRINT SERVICES OR
POLICE REPORTS, APPLYING FOR AN OCCUPATIONAL LICENSE,
OR SEEKING TO DRIVE TAXICABS OR PUBLIC CONVEYANCES
WITHIN THE CITY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Clearwater Police Department provides substantial services to persons
seeking to solicit or to drive taxicabs or public conveyances within the city limits, who are
required by the Code of Clearwater to undergo a police background investigation, including but
not limited to fingerprinting them, submitting the fingerprints to the Florida Department of Law
Enforcement for a criminal background check, and reviewing the results;
WHEREAS, the Clearwater Police Department also provides substantial services to
applicants for city occupational licenses, who are required to undergo a police background
investigation pursuant to Section 29.27, Code of Clearwater, including fingerprinting them,
submitting the fingerprints to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement for a criminal
background check, reviewing the results, and making a recommendation to the Director of
Development and Neighborhood Services;
WHEREAS, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement charges the Clearwater Police
Department $23.00 to provide a criminal background report;
WHEREAS, the administrative labor costs to the Clearwater Police Department in
completing the background investigation are $27.00;
WHEREAS, the Clearwater Police Department also provides other services to persons,
including the issuance of letters of good conduct, fingerprint services, and police reports;
WHEREAS, the current schedule of fees to provide those services needs to be
amended to reimburse the Clearwater Police Department for its actual costs to provide those
services; now therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF CLEARWATER,
FLORIDA:
Section 1.
Section XII of Appendix A, Code of Ordinances, is amended as follows:
XII. PEDDLERS, SOLICITORS AND CANVASSERS:
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fB Peddlers Application Fee (9 23.33(5))........................................................ .50.00 ~
(2) Ch:JritJbJa argJn!zJtian :ng!strJtian tao (~ 23.81)..................................................10.00
Section 2.
Section XIII of Appendix A, Code of Ordinances, is amended as follows:
XIII. POLICE DEPARTMENT:
Fees for services IJrovided bv the Police Department:
Faas fa.... pa....mits ::md ....opart roquast& prooassad by tha pa/fea dapJrtmant:
(1) Solicitor pormits (~ 23.81 )............................. ..................................................... 10.00
ill~ Taxi permits (9 25.071) (see also PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION CARRIERS) 10.00
12.2~ Public conveyance Vohiclo for hiro permits (9 25.171)
(see also PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION CARRIERS) ................................. 10.00
.Q.2t4t Taxicab/public conveyance vehicle permit sticker.............................................. 2.00
W~ Handbill distribution permits (9 3.41).................................................................. 10.00
(6) Stroot 3rtist I. D.................................................................................................... 10.00
iQ2f7-t Amusement machine permits (997.26, 7.42)..................................................... 10.00
(8) C3b3rot c3rds......................................... ............ ................................................. 5.00
@l~ Letters of good conduct................... ............. ...... ...... ........... ....... ... ........ .........5.00 d-,.OO
illf.:t-G1 Bank employee 1.0. processing.. .......................... ................ ...... .................. ....... 5.00
fIDf4-B Fingerprinting:
(a) One card............................................................................................ ..5.00 d-,.OO
(b) Additional cards, each......................................................................... .2.00 -+..00
1ID.t+21~Auto accident report copies...................................(Fee as set by Florida Statute) ~
Uill~Event report copies.................................... ..........(Fee as set by Florida Statute) ~
tL1l~Other report copies.............. ............................... .(Fee as set by Florida Statute) ~
(15) Rocord chocks by m3il......................................................................................... 2.00
(16) BI3Ck 3nd 'I.'hito photogr3phs:
(3) Four by fivo..... .................... ........................ ...... ................................. ....... 2.00
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(b) Fivo by sovon............................................................................................ 3. 00
(c) Eight by ton............ .......................... ................... .......... ...... ............. ......... 1.00
(17) Color photogr3phs:
(3) Four by fivo................................................................................................ 3.00
(b) Five by sovon............................................................................................. 1. 00
(c) Eight by ton................................................................................................ 6.00
*Up to six p3gos; 3ddition31 p3g0S, por p3g0................................................................... 0.25
(12) Administrative fee for processinq backqround investiqation (&29.27)............... 50.00
Section 3.
Section XIV of Appendix A, Code of Ordinances, is amended as follows:
XIV. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION CARRIERS:
Taxicab operators permit fee (9 25.082) (see also POLICE DEPARTMENT).......50.00 ~
Public conveyance ooerators oermit fee (& 25.193) (see also POLICE DEPARTMENT)50.00
Section 4. This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon adoption.
PASSED ON FIRST READING
April 15, 2004
PASSED ON SECOND AND FINAL
READING AND ADOPTED
May 6, 2004
~6if j/ ;c;;M~ ~r
~n J. Aungst {
Mayor-Commissioner
Approved as to form:
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