[HISTORY: Adopted by the Council of the City of Mount Vernon 11-13-1957 as Ch. 47
of the General Ordinances, approved 11-15-1957. Amendments noted where applicable.]
It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in the business
of window cleaning in the City without first having obtained therefor
a license from the City Clerk as hereinafter provided.
[Amended 4-13-1989, approved 4-13-1989]
A.Â
All applications for licenses shall be made by the applicant on forms
to be provided by the City Clerk. Said applicant shall set forth the
name, business and residence addresses of the applicant; the names
and residence addresses of the officers or partners if the applicant
is a corporation or partnership. Said applicant shall furnish a photograph,
in triplicate form, one of which shall be filed with the Police Department,
of the applicant and/or any officers or partners. Any changes in the
residence addresses must be promptly reported to the City Clerk.
B.Â
Every applicant for a license shall file, together with the application,
fingerprints of both hands. The fingerprints shall be placed upon
cards provided by the Commissioner of Public Safety and shall be taken
under his/her supervision by a senior police officer, and at such
a place as the Commissioner shall designate. The Commissioner of Public
Safety shall have the authority to submit the fingerprints of the
applicant, together with the required fees, to the Division of Criminal
Justice Services or other appropriate agency for processing and investigation.
No application for a window cleaning license shall be approved nor
any license issued under the provisions of this chapter until after
the commanding officer of the Bureau of Criminal Identification in
the Department of Public Safety has reviewed and examined the criminal
history record information disseminated by the Division of Criminal
Justice Services. No license shall be granted to any applicant who
has been convicted of any felony or any misdemeanor involving violence,
dishonesty or deceit.
C.Â
In the case of a firm or corporation, each member of said firm and
each officer of said corporation shall be deemed an applicant, and
the provisions of this chapter relating to an applicant shall apply
to and be complied with by each and every member of said firm and
each and every officer of said corporation.
D.Â
In the event that any individual, firm or corporation engaged in
the business of window cleaning causes the work to be performed by
others than the individuals themselves, each and every employee shall
furnish to the Commissioner of Public Safety the information hereinabove
required and obtain a license as herein provided.
[Amended 12-26-1968, approved 12-27-1968]
The City Clerk shall charge and receive a license fee of $15
from each individual engaged in the business of window cleaning.
In addition to obtaining the above license and paying the fee
therefor, each person engaged in the work of window cleaning and duly
licensed shall obtain from the City Clerk a badge containing the words
"Licensed Window Cleaner," together with the year for which he shall
be licensed, which badge shall be at all times conspicuously worn
and displayed by said person while engaged in window cleaning, and
which badge shall be surrendered to the City Clerk in the event that
said license shall be revoked or said person shall cease to be engaged
in the business of window cleaning.
Before the issuance of a license by the City Clerk, he shall
require satisfactory proof that the applicant or his firm is insured
against any and all liability for any accident in the minimum amount
of $50,000 for injury to or death of one person and the sum of $100,000
for all liability arising from any one accident. In addition, the
City Clerk shall require proof that workmen's compensation insurance
coverage has been obtained in those cases where it is required.
Each license issued by the City Clerk shall contain the seal
of the City impressed upon at least a portion of the photograph of
the licensee, and the countersignature of the Commissioner of Public
Safety.
Any licensed employer hereunder requiring additional temporary
help for an emergency job, upon the written approval of the Commissioner
of Public Safety or the Chief Inspector of Police when authorized
so to do by said Commissioner in writing, may employ same for a period
not exceeding five days.
Each license issued hereunder, except temporary licenses, shall
expire at 12:00 midnight on December 31 next after the date of issuance
thereof.
The City Clerk shall immediately suspend or revoke any license
issued hereunder, as the case may be, upon receiving such direction
of the Commissioner of Public Safety so to do.
