Committee favors online 'do‑not‑knock' registry to reduce paperwork and errors

Staff presented the option of maintaining a do-not-knock registry online and demonstrated the City of Claremont's public-facing page. Committee members worried that printed lists given to solicitors could be quickly outdated; Sergeant O'Brien suggested the website approach to provide immediate updates instead of paper printouts.

"We can probably just ask that... we provide them the with the website that has immediate updates," Sergeant O'Brien said, arguing online access would reduce the risk that a solicitor holds an out-of-date paper list. Committee members responded favorably and said a web-based registry could be public-facing and referenced on the solicitor badge or badge QR code for quick verification.

Staff told the committee the registry would be maintained by the finance/business-license division and that staff would return with sample language and implementation steps. The committee asked staff to confirm data-protection considerations and ensure the registry language matches legal requirements for exempt expressive activity.