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Peddling and Soliciting, Municipal Regulations These Issues Can be Complex. Is Your City Clear on These Points?

(January 8, 2013): As a general rule cities can regulate hawking, canvassing, peddling and soliciting within city limits. International Society for Krishna Consciousness, Inc. v. Lee, 505 U.S. 672, 112 S. Ct. 2711, 120 L. Ed. 2d 541 (1992). The public policy that allows cities to regulate peddlers or the solicitation of contributions is to […]

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Arbitration Provisions in City Contracts

(September 6, 2011): When is the last time you examined the contractual provisions set out in contracts entered into by your city or municipality? Arbitration provisions can be very problematic and a city or municipality should think twice before voluntarily agreeing to arbitration or including such provisions in a contract with an outside party. Why

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Hotel Occupancy Tax Funds (HOT Funds): What are They? Part I of III.

(March 21, 2011): Many states have passed laws that allow a city to authorize Hotel Occupancy Tax funds to be collected. Hotel Occupancy Tax funds are essentially taxes that are charged to individuals who stay at hotels within a city or its extra-territorial jurisdiction. Cities are normally allowed to institute this tax pursuant to a

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