(A) The City Manager shall, consistent with the provisions of KRS 83A.l50(7)(b) and KRS 241.170, appoint a City Alcoholic Beverage Control Administrator ("City Administrator") subject to approval of the Board of City Commissioners of the City of Ashland ("Board of Commissioners").
(B) The salary for said office shall be fixed from time to time by the Board of Commissioners.
(C) The functions of the City Administrator shall be the same with respect to city licenses and regulations, as the functions of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board of the Commonwealth of Kentucky ("ABC Board") with respect to state licenses and regulations. No regulation of the city shall become effective until it has first been approved by the Board of Commissioners, and no such regulation shall be less stringent than the applicable statute or regulation of the ABC Board.
(D) The City Administrator and his investigators which shall include all officers of the Ashland Police Department shall have coextensive jurisdiction within the boundaries of the city. The City Administrator, his investigators, and the officers of the Ashland Police Department may inspect any premises where alcohol or malt beverages are manufactured, sold, stored, or otherwise trafficked, without first obtaining a search warrant. Ashland Police Department officers shall have full police powers while performing any such inspections.
(E) The City Administrator, his investigators and City of Ashland Police Department officers shall have available at all reasonable times for their inspection all books and records required to be maintained by licensees pursuant to state law and city ordinances, including audio and visual records and the City Administrator shall receive copies of all reports submitted by licensees to the State Alcoholic Beverage Control Board.
(Ord. 8, 2021, passed 1-28-21)