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<br />- <br /> <br />Mr. Obie wondered how involved the industry had been in the prepar- <br />ation of the ordinance. Sergeant Olson said the agencies had attended <br />a meeting in January, at which time the ordinance intentions were <br />outlined. He said there had not been general input other than casual <br />communication. <br /> <br />Mr. Delay wondered if there was an estimate on the costs of the <br />program. Shirley Swenson, Finance Department, said the costs were <br />estimated on the actual cost by the Police Department for back- <br />ground checks. She reviewed previous experience under the existing <br />schedule by which an agency paid $50 no matter how many individuals <br />were employed; in some larger agencies the turnover is heavy, yet <br />the Police Department has to conduct extensive background searches <br />for each new individual. For three agencies, the charges were $45 <br />versus what would be $1,000 under the present fee schedule. <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />Public hearing was opened. <br /> <br />Robert Heilman, 3231 Fillmore, owned a local business which provides <br />security police to various businesses in the area. He was not really <br />against the ordinance. His only concern was the substantial differ- <br />ence in costs. He noted the particular business was probably one of <br />the lowest-paying professions and had a great deal of turnover. <br />Therefore, his agency was facing an increased cost for the many <br />individual licensing fees. The cost increase had not been budgeted <br />for, and he noted it could be devastating for smaller businesses. <br />Regarding the penalty, he said the ordinance could subject a business <br />to a $500 fine if an individual does not have his license on his <br />person. He felt that to be excessive. <br /> <br />Chuck Collins, Collins Security, had been in the business eight <br />years and had had no problems with any of his employees who carried <br />firearms. He only had been made aware of the firearm portion of <br />the ordinance, and was basically for it. However, he requested <br />time for the business to look over the entire ordinance and give <br />input to staff before Council adopted it. He expressed appreci- <br />ation for rules and regulations, but felt the present ordinance <br />went too far. <br /> <br />Leonard LeBlanc, 3713 Scenic Drive, was manager of Loomis Car. <br />He expressed concern regarding the amount of money that the proposed <br />change will cost. He noted also the City did not do background <br />checks for his business. <br /> <br />Public hearing was closed, there being no further testimony <br />presented. <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />5/22/78--7 <br /> <br />3&'t <br />