(A) Retail liquor licenses issued under this chapter shall be valid for 12-month periods upon the payment of the license fee as hereinafter set forth unless sooner revoked or suspended. The 12-month period shall run from the first day of the month following license approval to the last day of the month 12 months later. The license fee shall be payable in advance by the applicant for a license at the time the application for a license is submitted to the Local Liquor Control Commissioner as herein above provided. In the event the license is denied, the license fee shall be returned to the applicant. The fees shall be deposited in the Municipal General Fund. The application for a license shall be filed with the Municipal Clerk/Finance Director.
(B) Licenses shall state thereon the names of the licensees and the address and description of the premises for which they are granted and the dates of their issuance and expiration.
(C) With respect to a corporation operating an establishment for which a liquor license has been issued should the manager of said establishment change after the issuance of said liquor license, the corporation must submit the new manager’s name and shall be submitted within 30 days. Continuation of the license will be contingent upon a background check of the new manager as set out in this chapter, and all fees shall be waived should the license be changed only as a result of a change of managers. If, for some reason, the manager is not acceptable, the licensee shall have 30 days to submit a new name before revocation. Failure to provide new information shall be grounds for suspension or revocation of said license.
(D) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the City Clerk/Finance Director, in his or her discretion, may issue a temporary provisional extension liquor license for a term of up to 30 days in the event an applicant is otherwise in complete compliance with all provisions of this chapter and also holds a valid state-issued liquor license.
(E) Liquor license applications will be considered at the next scheduled Council meeting immediately following the application’s date of submission. In the event the applicant requests an expedited issuance which necessitates a special Council meeting, then the applicant shall remit, in addition to the license application fee, an additional payment equaling the reasonable costs associated with conducting said special Council meeting.
(Ord. 2810, passed 1-13-2009; Ord. 2811, passed 1-23-2009; Ord. 2999, passed 1-8-2013)
Statutory reference:
Related provisions, see 235 ILCS 5/6-1