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information that is missing. If the application is complete, the city clerk must order any investigation, including background checks, necessary to verify the information provided with the application. Within ten (10) regular business days of receiving a complete application the city clerk must issue the license unless grounds exist for denying the license application under Section 4, in which case the clerk must deny the request for a city peddler or transient merchant license. If the city clerk denies the license application, the applicant must be notified in writing of the decision, the reason for denial and the applicant’s right to appeal the denial by requesting, within twenty (20) days of receiving notice of rejection, a public hearing before the City Council. The City Council shall hear the appeal with twenty (20) days of the date of the request for a hearing. The decision of the City Council following the public hearing can be appealed by petitioning the Minnesota Court of Appeals for a writ of certiorari. 4.6 Duration. An annual license granted under this ordinance shall be valid for one calendar year from the date of issuance. All other licenses granted to peddlers and transient merchants under this ordinance shall be valid only during the time period indicated on the license. SECTION 5. LICENSE INELIGIBILITY. The following shall be grounds for denying a peddler or transient merchant license: 5.1 The failure of an applicant to obtain and demonstrate proof of having obtained any required county license. 5.2 The failure of an applicant to truthfully provide any information requested by the city as part of the application process. 5.3 The failure of an applicant to sign the license application. 5.4 The failure of an applicant to pay the required fee at the time of application. 5.5 A conviction with the past five (5) years of the date of application for any violation of any federal or state statute or regulation, or of any local ordinance, which adversely reflects upon the person’s ability to conduct the business for which the license is being sought in a professional, honest and legal manner. Such violations shall include, but are not limited to, burglary, theft, larceny, swindling, fraud, unlawful business practices, and any form of actual or threatened physical harm against another person. 5.6 The revocation with the past five (5) years of any license issued to an applicant for the purpose of conducting business as a peddler, solicitor, or transient merchant. 5.7 Established bad business reputation. Evidence of a bad business reputation shall include, but is not limited to, the existence of more than three (3) complaints against an applicant with the Better Business Bureau, the Office of the Minnesota Attorney General or other state attorney general’s office, or other similar business or consumer rights office or agency, within the preceding twelve (12) months, or three (3) complaints filed with the City against an applicant within the preceding five (5) years. SECTION 6. LICENSE SUPENSION AND REVOCATION 6.1 Generally. Any license issued under this section may be suspended or revoked at the discretion of the City Council for violation of any of the following: