(A) Any organization seeking to obtain a premises permit from the Board shall file with the City Clerk/Treasurer an executed, complete duplicate application together with all exhibits and documents accompanying the application as filed with the Board.
(B) Upon receipt of an application for issuance of a premises permit, the City Clerk/Treasurer shall transmit the application to the Chief of Police for review and recommendation.
(C) The Chief of Police shall investigate the matter and make a recommendation to the City Council as soon as possible, but in no event later than 45 days following receipt of the notification by the city.
(D) The City Council may impose an investigation fee, which organizations applying for a state-issued premises permit must pay. The fee, if imposed, shall be refunded if the application is withdrawn before the investigation commences.
(E) The applicant shall be notified of the date on which the City Council will consider the recommendation.
(F) The City Council shall receive the Police Chief’s report and consider the application within 45 days of the date the application was submitted to the City Clerk/Treasurer.
(G) The City Council shall, by resolution, approve or disapprove the application within 60 days of receipt of the application.
(H) (1) The City Council shall deny an application for issuance of a premises permit for any of the following reasons:
(a) Violation by the gambling organization of any state statute, state rule, or city ordinance relating to gambling within the last three years;
(b) Violation by the on-sale establishment or organization leasing its premises for gambling, of any state statute, state rule, or city ordinance relating to operation of the establishment, including, but not limited to, laws relating to alcoholic beverages, gambling, controlled substances, suppression of vice, and protection of public safety within the last three years;
(c) Failure of the applicant to pay the investigation fee, if one is imposed; and/or
(d) Operation of gambling at the site would be detrimental to health, safety, and welfare of the community.
(2) Otherwise, the City Council shall approve the application.