(A) It shall be the duty of the License Investigator to examine or cause to be examined all persons and places of business subject to license for the purpose of ascertaining whether or not such licenses should be issued.
(B) The Chief of Police shall conduct a thorough examination into the background and experience of all persons seeking licenses under the provisions of this chapter. If such examination results in findings of fact which the Chief of Police believes may disqualify the applicant as a licensee, he shall report his findings to the Village President. If the Village President shall find that the license applicant should not be issued a license, he shall notify the applicant of this fact. The Village President may instruct the Village Clerk not to issue a license for any one of the following reasons:
(1) That the applicant lacks good character and reputation in the community, which character and reputation may be determined by previous arrest record, association with persons known to lack good moral character, open and notorious adultery, or other acts of moral turpitude, or other conduct contrary to good morals.
(2) That the applicant has previously been charged and convicted of a violation of other ordinances of the village or the statutes of the state, except for traffic violations.
(3) That the applicant has outstanding judgments against him, or is otherwise determined to be not financially able to carry out the activities for which a license is sought.
(4) All licensees under this chapter using scales and devices in their business shall comply with all applicable statutes of the state dealing with weights and measurements, and all such devices requiring certification by the state must at all times bear such certification. A violation of this division shall be cause for revoking the license of such licensee.
(5) All licensees must possess proof of current inspection by the Will County Health Department, if appropriate; and failure to maintain the minimum standard required herein shall be cause for revoking the licenses of such licensee.
(6) Hiring unlicensed subcontractors.
(7) Failure to allow entry for inspections and observation as required by § 110.23 of this chapter.
(8) Failure to comply with statutes of the state or laws of the United States as required in § 110.26 of this chapter.
(9) Definition. For the purposes of this chapter, the term APPLICANT shall include any individual who has requested a license hereunder; if the entity requesting a business license is a partnership, the term APPLICANT shall include the partnership and any partner thereof; if the entity requesting such a license is a corporation, the term APPLICANT shall include the corporation and any person or entity which owns 5% or more of the stock of the corporation.
(Ord. 520, passed 6-19-89; Am. Ord. 949, passed 8-4-97)