(A) The municipal liquor store shall be located at a suitable place in the city as the Council determines by motion. However, no premises upon which taxes or other public levies are delinquent shall be leased for municipal liquor store purposes.
(B) The municipal liquor store shall be in the immediate charge of a liquor store manager selected by the Council, and paid compensation as fixed by the Council. The manager shall operate the municipal liquor store under the Council's direction, and shall perform such duties in connection with the store as may be imposed upon the manager by the Council. The manager shall be responsible to the Council for the conduct of the store in full compliance with this chapter, and with the laws relating to the sale of liquor or beer.
(C) The Council shall also appoint additional employees as may be required for the store, and shall fix their compensation. All employees, including the manager, shall hold their positions at the pleasure of the Council. No minor shall be employed in the store.
(D) The Council shall have the right to establish additional off-sale municipal liquor stores, and shall have the right to establish one or more on-sale municipal liquor stores, including Valleywood Golf Course and Apple Valley Senior Center, at other locations in the city as it may, from time to time, by motion, determine.
(‘81 Code, § 3-24) (Ord. 76, passed 5-27-70; Am. Ord. 814, 6-14-07; Am. Ord. 917, passed 5-12-11; Am. Ord. 969, passed 6-26-14)