the town city runaround for a vendor permit

The run around what am I talking about?
for me to get my vendor permit for my town city for my food cart I have to get the application from the police department. this was the first step. I did what the application told me to do. so I get a bond, a money order fill the paper work I am on my way to the police department. to get my vendor permit the officer a the window tell me I got to go to the court clerk office so I go up stair there the court clerk tell me I have to go to the city clerk office which is a few blocks away. guess what the city clerk tell me that I got to go back to the police department no joke but at least the city clerk gave me the name of the person who in charge of the vendor permit and she ask me how I did not ask questions? my answer was no one told me there was a main person in charge of the vendors permit. this is the run around I get . I had to get finger printed but the lady in charge had no way for me to find out if they came in. And the person who in charge of the finger print area was not in. other run around. Good part of the day was she told me that I did not need the bond so I told my insurance company and I will get my $100. back. all so I get the paper with the health permit of which the city will accept. but all so this lady told me if I am on private property I do need a vendor permit. which make me happy . why because I do plan on doing back yard parties to.my main reason to have a city vendor permit is for events, parade , beach area. we vendors are not allowed to sell on the beach but we can be next to it.I was hoping to be in beach area this Friday if I get my permit.I think the vendor permit should be done at the city clerk office not the police dept. I have no idea why my city town does it that way.