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RESOLUTION NO. O9-T8844 A RESOLUTION CREATING A CITY OF BILLINGS AD-HOC ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON GOING-OUT-OF-BUSINESS SALES WHEREAS, BMCC Article 7-300, Bankrupt, Fire or Closing Out Sale, was adopted by the City Council in 1967 , and last amended in i 986; and WHEREAS, liquidation or going-out-of-business sales licensing and enforcement has been a source of complaints from the business community over the past several years; and WHEREAS, the City Council as a result has created an initiative to re-examine the current ordinance to make its enforcement stricter and to clarify its terms and penalties. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COTJ"NCIL OF THE CITY OF BILLINGS. MONTANA: 1. There is hereby created an Ad-Hoc Advisory Committee on the Going-Out-of-Business Sale Ordinance to recommend to the City Council what changes, if any, should be made to BMCC Article 7-300 to make it reflect the Council's desires for enforcement of licensing provisions. The Ad-Hoc Advisory Committee on the Going-Out-of-Business Sale Ordinance shall be composed of City Council members Mark Astle, Richard Clark and Denis Pitman, and Brad Griffin of the Montana Retail Association, The City Administrator shall appoint such staff as are necessary to assist the Ad-Hoc Advisory Committee with information during its deliberations and to ensu¡e cornpliance with all applicable open rneetings laws. 4. The Ad-Hoc Advisory Committee on Going-Out-Of Business Sale Ordinance shall report its findings to the City Council no later than September 14,2009. APPROVED this 13th day of July 2009. THE CITYOF BILLINGS BY: .r(on vlayor ATTEST: sv, t-a hr .Y'lLb,-d-r^) Cari Martín, City Clerk )