Ordinances 1st series - 151 - 253

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(b) One-half of the annual license fee shall be paid when the application is filed and the remaining balance shall be paid at the time the license is granted. All fees shall be paid into the general fund of the City. Upon rejection or withdrawal of any application for a license, the license fee shall be refunded . to the applicant except where rejection or withdrawal is for a willful misstatement in the license application. (c) When a license is granted on any date other than July l, the licensee shall be required to pay only a portion of the annual license fee proportionate to the number of months between the date of the granting of the license and the following July 1. (d) At the time of each original application for a license, the applicant shall also pay a minimun investigating fee. This minimum fee shall be in the amount prescribed by the current city fee schedule for each person shown on the application, whether a proprietor, partner, manager, sharet�older or officer. The minimum investigating fee shall not be subject to refund. If the expenses of the investigation relating to any application exceeds the minimum investigating fee, the City shall notify the applicant of this fact and shall require the applicant to pay an additional investigating fee which the City Council deems necessary to complete its investigation of the applicant. The applicant shall pay such additional investigating fee within five days of being so notified. If such additional investigating fee is not paid within such five day period,� the City shall discontinue consideration of the application. (e) No part of the fee paid for any license shall be refunded except in accordance with this section or with City Council action. ( f) At any time that an additional investigation is required because of a change in the ownership or control of a partnership or corporation or because of an enlargement, alteration, or exten- sion of premises previously licensed, the licensee shall pay an � additional investigation fee. 40.065. Granting of Licenses. The following procedure shall be followed in processing applications for liquor licenses: (a) All applications for a license shall be referred to the Chief of Police and to such other City departments as the City Council shall deem necessary, for verification and investigation of the facts set forth in the application. The Chief of Police shall cause to be made such investigation of the information as shall be necessary and shall make a written recommendation and report to the City Council which shall include a list of all violations of federal or state law or municipal regulations by the applicant.