Brookfield trustees have established a process for township residents to be placed on a “Do Not Solicit” registry that would prohibit door-to-door salesmen from coming to their homes.

Residents must go to the administration building during regular weekday business hours to fill out a form asking to be added to the registry. Residents will remain on the registry for five years, after which a resident may re-register.

The addresses on the registry will be given to transient vendors who register with the township.

The trustees approved a resolution regulating transient vendors on Dec. 1, replacing one from 2017 that was out of compliance with state law. The resolution:

  • Requires transient vendors to register with the township, pay a $150 fee, wear a solicitor identification badge and carry a copy of the registration application. The badge and application must be shown upon request to any resident who is being solicited, policeman or township official. The registration is good for 90 calendar days.
  • Sets legal solicitation hours of 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. from Oct. 1 to April 30, and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. May 1 to Sept. 30.
  • Bars vendors from approaching any home on the list or that displays a “No Soliciting” sign or decal. The township will supply decals to residents who ask for them for free.
  • Applies to vendors that “may sell, offer for sale, or solicit orders for future delivery of goods,” according to the state law. Goods are “goods, wares, services, merchandise, periodicals and other articles or publications.”
  • Allows police to prosecute alleged violators, who could receive a fine through the court process.

The solicitation regulations do not apply “to the solicitation of goods and services by persons under the age of 18 who either reside in the township or a government entity that shares a border with Brookfield Township and where the revenue received from goods and services being solicited are less than $10,000 per year,” according to the resolution. Children raising money for school activities or sports teams and political candidates are not subject to the resolution. Representatives of tax-exempt entities also do not have to register.

More information on the resolution and registry is posted at the township website, brookfieldtwp.org

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Brookfield Police Chief Aaron Kasiewicz has registered one complaint about a company violating the township’s transient vendor resolution – from himself.

Omni Fiber has properly registered to go door to door trying to get residents to sign up for their new fiber-optic internet service, he told the trustees Jan. 27.

However, an Omni Fiber salesman showed up at Kasiewicz’s door later than the acceptable hours set in the resolution. Kasiewicz added that he has a “Do Not Solicit” sign on his door and his address is on the registry of homes that forbids unsolicited sales calls. That registry was handed to Omni Fiber’s representative when registration was made, the chief said.

“I called out to talk to the supervisor to make sure they’re gonna follow the rules,” Kasiewicz said.

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