The Town, by accepting the provisions of MGL c. 40, § 57, may deny any application or revoke or suspend any local
license or permit, including renewals or transfers, issued by any
board, officer or department for any person, corporation or business
enterprise who or which has neglected or refused to pay any local
taxes, fees, assessments, betterments or any other municipal charge.
The Tax Collector or other municipal official responsible for
records of all municipal taxes, assessments, betterments and other
municipal charges, hereinafter referred to as the "Tax Collector,"
shall annually furnish to each department, board, commission or division,
hereinafter referred to as the "licensing authority," that issues
licenses or permits, including renewals and transfers, a list of any
person, corporation or business enterprise, hereinafter referred to
as the "party," that has neglected or refused to pay any local taxes,
fees, assessments, betterments or other municipal charges for not
less than a twelve-month period and that such party has not filed
in good faith a pending application for an abatement of such tax or
a pending petition before the Appellate Tax Board.
The licensing authority may deny, revoke or suspend any license
or permit, including renewals and transfers, of any party whose name
appears on said list furnished to the licensing authority by the Tax
Collector; provided, however, that written notice is given to the
party and the Tax Collector, as required by applicable provisions
of law, and the party is given a hearing, to be held not earlier than
fourteen (14) days after said notice. Said list shall be prima facie
evidence for denial, revocation or suspension of said license or permit
to any party. The Tax Collector shall have the right to intervene
in any hearing conducted with respect to such license denial, revocation
or suspension. Any findings made by the licensing authority with respect
to such license denial, revocation or suspension shall be made only
for the purposes of such proceedings and shall not be relevant to
or introduced in any other proceeding at law, except for any appeal
from such license denial, revocation or suspension. Any license or
permit denied, suspended or revoked under this article shall not be
reissued or renewed until the license authority receives a certificate
issued by the Tax Collector that the party is in good standing with
respect to any and all local taxes, fees, assessments, betterments
or other municipal charges, payable to the municipality as of the
date of issuance of said certificate.
Consistent with the provisions of §
12-1 herein, any party shall be given an opportunity to enter into a payment agreement, thereby allowing the licensing authority to issue a certificate indicating said limitations to the license or permit, and the validity of said license shall be conditioned upon the satisfactory compliance with said Agreement. Any party shall be given an opportunity to enter into a payment agreement, thereby allowing the licensing authority to issue a certificate indicating said limitations to the license or permit, and the validity of said license shall be conditioned upon the satisfactory compliance with said agreement. Failure to comply with said agreement shall be grounds for the suspension or revocation of said license or permit; provided, however, that the holder be given notice and a hearing as required by applicable provisions of law.
The Town Council may waive such denial, suspension or revocation
if it finds that there is no direct or indirect business interest
by the property owner, its officers or stockholders, if any, or members
of the property owner's immediate family, as defined in MGL c.
268, § 1, in the business or activity conducted in or on
said property.