Consumer Protection_October 1984CONSUMER PROTECTION
For entries prior to 10/16/84, see:
DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICES
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Date
Ord. requiring disclosure of gallon price on ea. 9/2/81
gasoline pump within CMB, deferred to 9/16/81
for Admin. to review. (see GASOLINE PRICES)
Ord. requiring disclosure of gallon price on ea. 9/16/81
gasoline pump within CMB; not reached - deferred
to 10/14/81. (see GASOLINE PRICES)
Ord. requiring disclosure of gal. price on ea. 10/15/81
gas pump within CMB, passed on 1st reading. Hrg.
& 2nd reading scheduled for 11/18/81 at 2 p.m.
(see GASOLINE PRICES)
Ord. reqg. disclosure of gal. price on ea. gas 11/18/81
pump within CMB; providing exemptions; repealing
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(Cont'd) Date
all ords. in conflict; providing codification; 11/18/81
providing effective date. Hrg. held and
concluded. Ord. 81-2282 adopted, to become
effective 12/18/81. (see GASOLINE PRICES)
Memo 365-82, ord. repealing Code Ch. 20, governing 6/2/82
City licenses & permits, and enacting new Ch. 20 to
req. Occupational Licenses by all bus. in city;
regulating transfer of licenses; specifying license
fees; providing for penalties; providing application
procedures and grounds for denial, suspension &
revocation of licenses; providing for investigation
of applicants & licensees; providing hrg.• procedures;
providing for prosecution of unfair consumer
practices by licensees; passed on 1st reading, (c, J)
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(Cont'd) Date
Hrg. & 2nd reading scheduled for 6/16/82 commencing 6/2/82
at 2 p.m. (see OCCUPATIONAL LICENSES)
Memo 365-82, C. Atty. Memo 407-82, Ord. repealing 6/16/82
Ch. 20, governing occupational licenses & enacting
new Ch. 20 to req. bus. licenses by businesses
operating in City; regulating trans. of licenses;
regulating all coin-operated devices; specifying
license fees; providing for penalties, providing
application procedures & grounds for denial, sus-
pension, & revocation of licenses; providing for
investigation of applicants & licensees; providing
hrg. procedures; providing for licensing & regulation
of gun dealers; providing for licensing of
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(Cont'd) Date
residential landlords & repealing N8 Landlord- 6/16/82
Tenant Arbitration Bd.: providing for licensing
of med. clinics; providing for regulation of
pkg. lots; providing for prosecution of unfair
consumer practices by licensees; providing for
civil actions by aggrieved consumers; providing
a schedule of fees, Hrg. held & concluded. Ord.
82-2316 adopted as amd'd, to become effective
7/6/82. (NOTE: Ord. as passed on 1st reading,
rev. prior to 2nd reading to incl. requirements
re. landlords, gun dealers, med. clinics, con-
tractors, pkg. lot licensing, & consumer pro-
tection.) (see OCCUPATIONAL LICENSES)
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Date
5/2/84 Ord. passed on 1st reading amdg Code Ch.' 17,
R-5B by adding Art. II entitled "Disclosure
requirements of conveyances of long-term
interest in Hotel Units", requiring
disclosure of certain min. consumer info
prior to conveyance of long-term ints. in
hotel units. Hrg. & 2nd reading scheduled
for 5/16/84, at 2 p.m. (see HOTELS)
5/2/84 C Atty Memo 291-84, status rep. on criminal
R -10B complaints for false & deceptive advertis-
ing. Rep. for info only; no action required
or taken.
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Date
5/16/84 Hrg. on 2nd reading of ord. req'g. consumer
R -3F info. disclosure bef. hotel unit long-term
int. conveyance, cont'd. to 6/5/84 pending
addl. rev./study. (see HOTELS)
6/20/84 Pub. hrg. of an ord. amdg CMB Code by adding
R -3B Art. II, Chp. 17, entitled: "Disclosure
requirements for conveyances of long-term
interest in hotel units", requiring
disclosure of certain min. consumer info
prior to the conveyance of long-term ints.
in hotel units. Hrg. cont'd to 7/11/84 at
2 p.m. (see ADVERTISING, HOTELS)
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Pub. hrg. of an ord. amdg. Chp. 17, Art. TT,
requiring disclosure of certain min. con-
sumer info prior to the conveyance of long-
term ints. in hotel units, held & concluded.
Ord. 84-2421 adopted, as amd'd. Prior to
adoption, proposed ord. amd'd as fols:
Sec. 17-17, Disclosure Requirements, to read
"It shall be unlawful for any developer
(instead of person or entity) to sell or
lease..."
Sec. 17-20, Violations/Enforcements, adding:
a. "3. In any action for relief under this
sec., the prevailing party shall be en-
titled to recover reasonable attys'
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Date (COnt'd)
7/11/84 fees." and amdg
R -3C b. to read: "...and a penalty not exceeding
thirty days (instead of 1 yr.) imprison-
ment."... and
Sec. 4, Effective Date, to read, "This Ord.
shall take effect 60 (instead of 10)
days after its adoption, on Sept. 9,
1984." (see ADVERTISING, HOTELS)