Apache Junction updating pawn shop, auction ordinance
by Wendy Miller | Apache Junction Independent
A proposed revision to Apache Junction’s City Code about pawn shops has been scrapped and work is under way to create a new one.
During the Apache Junction City Council’s Oct. 19 work session, City Attorney Joel Stern told council members to disregard the copy of the proposed revisions to the City Code as they pertain to Auctions, Pawnshops and Second Hand Dealers (Vol. 1, Chapter 8, Businesses, Article 8-4) that was enclosed in their council packet for that evening as it was being rewritten.
In a memo included in the council packet, Apache Junction Police Chief Thomas Kelly said the police department and city attorney’s office have been working to revise the outdated ordinance due to current best practices and emerging new technology now available to both the business community and law enforcement that can help track down stolen goods.
Mr. Stern in an interview called the ordinance “way out of date.” He said this is the seventh draft produced in three years.
