The City Council shall make or cause to be made an investigation, including any hearing deemed desirable, of each applicant for a certificate and shall determine whether or not public convenience and necessity require the operation of the vehicles the applicant desires to operate and whether or not the applicant is a person of suitable character and qualifications to conduct such business. In determining this latter question, the Council may investigate the fitness of the officers and stockholders of any firm or corporation making such application.
(1989 Code, § 7-368)