(a) Post-Approval License Issuance. After the Village Administrator approves the granting of an operator's license, the Village Administrator shall issue the license. Such licenses shall be issued and numbered in the order they are granted and shall give the applicant's name and address and the date of the expiration of such license.
(b) Denial Notice; Reconsideration.
(1) If the application is denied by the Village Administrator, the Village Administrator shall, in writing, inform the applicant of the denial, the reasons therefore, and of the opportunity to request a reconsideration of the application by the Village Board in a closed session. Such notice must be sent by registered mail to, or served upon, the applicant at least ten (10) days prior to the Village Board's reconsideration of the matter. At such reconsideration hearing, the applicant may present evidence and testimony as to why the license should be granted.
(2) If, upon reconsideration, the Village Board again denies the application, the Village Administrator shall notify the applicant in writing of the reasons therefore. An applicant who is denied any license upon reconsideration of the matter, may apply to Circuit Court pursuant to Sec. 125.12(2)(d), Wis. Stats., for review.
(c) Licensing Criteria.
(1) Consideration for the granting or denial of a license will be based on:
a. Arrest and conviction record of the applicant, subject to the limitations imposed by Sections 111.321, 111.322, and 111.335, Wis. Stats.;
b. The financial responsibility of the applicant;
c. The appropriateness of the location and the premises where the licensed operator's work is to be conducted; and
d. Generally, the applicant's fitness for the trust to be reposed.
(2) If a Licensee is convicted of an offense substantially related to the licensed activity, the Village Board may act to revoke or suspend the license.
(d) Consideration of Past Offenses. An application may be denied based upon the applicant's arrest and conviction record if the applicant has been convicted of a felony (unless duly pardoned) or if the applicant has habitually been a law offender. For purposes of this licensing procedure, "habitually been a law offender" is generally considered to be an arrest or conviction of at least two (2) offenses which are substantially related to the licensed activity within the five (5) years immediately preceding the license application. Because a license is a privilege, the issuance of which is a right granted to the Village Administrator, the Village Administrator or the Village Board on appeal, reserves the right to consider the severity, and facts and circumstances of the offense when making the determination to grant, deny or not renew a license. Further, the Village Administrator, or the Village Board on Appeal, at their discretion, may, based upon an arrest or conviction record of two (2) or more offenses which are substantially related to the licensed activity within the five (5) years immediately preceding, act to suspend such license for a period of one (I) year or more.