§ 2-319 Waiting List for General Vendor Licenses.
RCNY § 2-319
(a)The Department shall establish and maintain a waiting list of prospective applicants for general vendor licenses that become available to individuals who are not veterans that are automatically granted a general vendor license under article four of the general business law or § 20-455.1 of the Administrative Code.
(b)Publication and Notice. The Department shall publish in the City Record and on the Department's website a notice inviting individuals to submit requests to be included on the waiting list. This notice shall be republished whenever the Department determines that the number of prospective applicants on the waiting list has fallen below 300. The notice shall be published no later than 60 days after the Department makes this determination and at least 45 days before the Department accepts requests to be included on the waiting list.
(c)Content of Notice. The notice shall specify: (1) the date on which the Department will begin accepting requests; (2) that requests will be accepted for the next 30 days; (3) that on the 31st day, the waiting list will close and will not be open again until the Department determines that the number of prospective applicants have fallen below 300; (4) that requests may be submitted in person at any of the Department's Licensing Centers, on-line via the Department's website or by regular mail via an envelope postmarked within the 30 day acceptance period; (5) that all requests must include the prospective applicant's' full name and contact address; (6) that prospective applicants must provide written notification to the Department's Licensing Division of any change of address and that failure to so provide may result in the loss of the waiting list position; (7) that prospective applicants may not occupy more than one position on the waiting list; (8) that positions on the waiting list are not transferrable; and (9) the street and web addresses where requests and changes of address could be sent to the Department.
(d)Assignment to the New Waiting List. Prospective applicants will be assigned positions on the waiting list pursuant to the following procedure: (1) Within 60 days after the close of the waiting list, each prospective applicant will be assigned a number using a computer-generated random number selection program.
(2)The Department will then assign waiting list positions to prospective applicants in ascending order using the numbers assigned by the selection program ("prospective applicant rank").
(3)The Department will notify prospective applicants of their number on the waiting list in writing to the address provided in the request.
(e)Withdrawal From That Waiting List. A prospective applicant may withdraw from the waiting list by providing written notice to the Department's Licensing Division in person or by mail.
(f)Offer of Available General Vendor Licenses to Waiting List Applicants. The Department shall offer the opportunity to apply for available general vendor licenses to prospective applicants on the waiting list in the order of their prospective applicant rank. The Department shall provide written notice of the offer at the address provided in the prospective applicant's request or in the change of address. Such notice shall specify that: (1) Prospective applicant must submit a completed general vendor application, together with required fees, within 60 days of the date of the offer; and (2) If the Department does not receive the completed application and fees within the specified time period, the offer will be deemed refused and the waiting list position surrendered.
(g)Issuance of General Vendor License. General vendor licenses will be issued to those prospective applicants who successfully complete the general vendor application, pay all related fees and satisfy all other eligibility criteria set forth in the relevant laws and rules. (Added City Record 9/2/2016, eff. 10/2/2016)
