New businesses may get a break from paying their initial business license fees, if the Dixon City Council approves a proposed fee waiver tonight.
Councilman Devon Minnema requested Sept. 26 that staff prepare a fee waiver for the initial business license fee for Dixon residents starting a new business.
A state surcharge, which will increase from $1 to $4 effective Jan. 1, would still need to be paid by new business owners.
Gov. Jerry Brown approved the surcharge increase when he signed Assembly Bill 1379, which requires cities to collect the fee on each new or renewed business license. This applies to licenses issued between Jan. 1, 2018 and Dec. 31, 2023 for businesses whose owners are in town as well as out-of-town businesses, nonprofits, exempt businesses and home-based businesses, according to a city press release published Monday.
AB 1379 divides the money with 10 percent transmitted to the State Architect and 90 percent retained by the city for use in its Certified Access Specialist Program (CASp) and administrative costs.
As for other council business tonight, the city announced in a separate press release Monday that four agenda items relating to cannabis businesses have been rescheduled to Nov. 28.
Those include an ordinance that would increase the number of cannabis dispensaries allowed from two to three, and development agreements with three businesses that have applied to the city’s cannabis pilot program.
BEGK Inc. has applied to operate a non-volatile cannabis manufacturing facility on Industrial Way and Dixon Indoor Farming Properties LLC, and Emerald Capital Holdings LLC have applied for a dispensary and cannabis business park on Vaughn Road.
Mayfair Wellness Collective, another dispensary, seeks to open at either 1425 Market Lane, Suite A, or 1150 North First St. The city council has told Mayfair they should find a location other than Market Lane.
The Dixon City Council meets at 7 p.m. today in the council chamber, 600 East A St.