(A) Review by county officers. Each application received by the County Manager shall be investigated and reviewed for compliance with this subchapter.
(B) Licensing agency. The application and any comments and recommendations relating thereto shall be considered by the County Manager who shall then issue or deny the license pursuant to the following standards in division (C) below.
(C) Standards. The County Manager shall issue the license unless he or she shall find that the applicant or any employee, partner, officer, or director of the applicant:
(1) Has been convicted within the last three years of a felony or an act involving dishonesty, fraud, or deceit, whether in this or any other state or jurisdiction;
(2) Has been refused a license to do the type of work authorized herein or has had such a license suspended or revoked by any local, state, or federal government or agency and such government or agency has not subsequently granted or restored such license; or
(3) Has knowingly made a false statement in the application.
(D) Appeal from denial. Any applicant whose license is denied may appeal the denial to the County Board of County Commissioners. After reasonable notice to the applicant, the Board shall afford the applicant an opportunity to show why its license should not be denied.
(1996 Code, § 111.04) (Ord. passed 12-19-1977)