A combined resolution which removed business license fees from city code, placing them instead on an administrative schedule, and also making dog licensing a voluntary action for Willard residents partly passed and partly failed at Thursday’s Willard City Council meeting, with councilmembers reversing themselves on a decision reached last month regarding dog licensing. At the Dec. 12 meeting the council had voted unanimously to direct city staff to draft a resolution eliminating dog licensing requirements, following a lighthearted discussion. Mayor Travis Mote and other officials argued that the licensing system is largely ineffective, consumes staff resources, and generates minimal revenue,...

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