Clerk’s Department M E M O R A N D U M
TO:	Mayor and Members of Council
FROM:	Sheila Birrell, Town Clerk
DATE:	2006-11-21
SUBJECT:	Second Hand Goods

During discussion of some revisions to the Town’s Second Hand Goods By-Law on November 20^th, there were two matters requiring clarification:

1. Whether the personal information gathered by the Second Hand Goods operation was stored in the United States.

I am advised by Mr. James Tyo, Vice-President Canadian Operations of EB Games, that the individual transaction information is maintained at the individual stores. Monthly sales information is conveyed to the franchise office in Brampton. Only aggregate statistics are reported to the American parent company. No personal information is sent to the United States.

2. Whether children under the age of 15 will be permitted to trade in the Second Hand Goods stores

Children are to be permitted to trade games with anyone, regardless of age. The requirement to have those 16 years of age and over to provide identification was at the request of the Police, on the basis that children 16 and over have or are likely to have identification (driver’s licence) and are less likely to be accompanied by a parent who would be the one presenting identification in respect of the transaction.

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Sheila Birrell,

Town Clerk.