A. The President of the Board of Trustees shall be the Local Liquor Control Commissioner, and he may appoint a person, or persons, to assist him in the exercise of the powers and the performance of his duties as such Commissioner. Such persons shall be known as the Local Liquor Control Commission (together with said Local Liquor Control Commissioner).
B. The Local Liquor Control Commissioner, and Local Liquor Control Commission, in addition to the powers and duties herein given and provided, shall have all the powers and duties as provided for in the Illinois Liquor Control Act. (1975 Code § 22.02)
C. In addition to his salary as Village President, commencing with the April 2, 1985 election, the Liquor Commissioner shall receive as compensation the sum of one hundred dollars ($100.00) per year 1 . (Ord. 85-3, 1-17-1985)
D. The Local Liquor Control Commissioner is hereby given the power to enter or to authorize any law enforcement officer to enter at any time upon any premises licensed hereunder to determine whether any of the provisions of the Dram Shop Act 2 , or any rules or regulations adopted by him or by the State Commission have been or are being violated, and at such time to examine the premises of said licensee in connection therewith. (1975 Code § 22.18)
E. The Local Liquor Commissioner is given the power to grant exemptions from the operation of 235 Illinois Compiled Statutes 5/6-11(a) which prohibits issuance of a license for a location within one hundred feet (100') of churches, schools or certain other facilities. Such exemptions, once granted, shall remain in effect for the premises for which granted until and unless the license expires without renewal or is revoked. (Ord. 2018-40, 9-11-2018)
Notes
| 1 | 1. See also section 1-5-2 of this Code. |
| 2 | 2. 235 ILCS. |