[Ord. 711, passed 1-10-1989; amended Ord. 40, passed 8-16-1994]
The purpose of this subchapter is to authorize the City, through
its licensing authorities, to deny, revoke or suspend any local license
or permit, of any party who has neglected or refused to pay any local
fees, assessments, betterments or other municipal charges, or any
license or permit with respect to which the licensed or permitted
activity, event or matter is carried out or exercised or is to be
carried out or exercised on or about real estate owned by any party
who has neglected or refused to pay any local fees, assessment, betterments
or other municipal charges.
[Ord. 711, passed 1-10-1989; amended Ord. 40, passed 8-16-1994]
For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definitions
shall apply unless the context clearly indites or requires a different
meaning.
Any license or permit, including renewals and transfers,
issued by any licensing authority in the City except those licenses
specifically excepted by Mass. Gen. Laws Ch. 40, § 57.
The City Manager, the City Clerk, and the Watertown Licensing
Board or any other board, commission, department or division of the
City responsible for the issuing of any license or permit.
Any person, corporation or business enterprise.
[Ord. 711, passed 1-10-1989; amended Ord. 40, passed 8-16-1994]
The Tax Collector shall annually furnish to each licensing authority
a list of all parties that have failed to pay any local taxes, fees,
assessments, betterment or other municipal charges for not less than
a twelve-month period, including, where applicable, identification
of the real estate which is the subject of such tax, fee, assessment,
betterment or other municipal charge. The list shall not include the
name of any party that has filed an application for an abatement of
such tax or a petition with the appellate tax board.
[Ord. 711, passed 1-10-1989; amended Ord. 40, passed 8-16-1994]
The licensing authority may deny, revoke, suspend or refuse
to renew or transfer any license or permit of any party named on the
list furnished by the Tax Collector, or any license or permit with
respect to which the licensed or permitted activity, event or matter
is carried out or exercised or is to be carried out or exercised on
or about real estate owned by any party named on the list, provided
written notice is given to the party and the Tax Collector, and a
hearing is held not earlier than 14 days after the notice. The Tax
Collector may participate in any such hearing conducted by the licensed
authority. Any findings made by the licensing authority with respect
to a license denial, revocation or suspension shall be made only for
the purpose of the proceeding and shall not be relevant to or introduced
in any other proceeding, except for an appeal from such action.
[Ord. 711, passed 1-10-1989; amended Ord. 40, passed 8-16-1994]
(A)
Any license or permit that has been denied, suspended or revoked
shall not be reissued or renewed until the licensing authority receives
a certificate issued by the Tax Collector which states that the party
is on good standing with respect to any and all taxes, fees, assessments,
betterments or other municipal charges, payable to the municipality
as of the date of the issuance of the certificate.
(B)
Any party shall be given the opportunity to enter into a payment
agreement, thereby allowing the licensing authority to issue a certificate
indicating the limitation to the license or permit. The validity of
the license shall be conditioned upon the satisfactory compliance
with the agreement. Failure to comply with the agreement shall be
grounds for the suspension or revocation of the license or permit,
after proper notice and hearing.
[1982 Code, Ch. III, § 7]
No board, committee or officer having charge of any work, the
payment for which is in any part to be contributed by private citizens,
shall perform such work until a sum has been deposited with the City
officer, upon estimate made by such board, committee or officer, sufficient
to cover the payment of the portion of the work chargeable to such
private citizens.
