All licenses shall be granted by the mayor and city council for a period of one year beginning September 1, and ending August 31 of the following year. A full year's license fee shall be collected for licenses granted between September 1 and May 31. License fees shall be set in accordance with Idaho Code sections 23-904 and 23-916. No license shall be issued to a retailer who has not obtained a county license from the Blaine County board of county commissioners. For the period between June 1 and September 1, the license fee shall be forty percent (40%) of the annual license fee. The city council shall grant or deny the application within thirty (30) days of the time it is filed with the city clerk. Prior to any revocation or suspension, the licensee shall be afforded a hearing according to Idaho Code section 23-933B. Whenever the mayor and city council deny an application, they shall specify in writing:
A. The statutes, ordinances and standards used in evaluating the application;
B. The reasons for the denial; and
C. The actions, if any, that the applicant could take to obtain the license, transfer or renewal thereof. In all cases where the city council is considering application for licenses, transfers or renewals thereof, a transcribable verbatim record of the proceeding shall be made. If the application for a license, transfer or renewal is denied, a transcribable verbatim record of the proceedings shall be kept for a period of not less than six (6) months after a final decision on the matter. Upon written request and within the time period provided for retention of the record, any person may have the record transcribed at his expense. The city council shall also provide for the keeping of the minutes of the proceedings. Minutes shall be retained indefinitely or as otherwise provided by law. (Ord. 1004 § 6, 2008; Ord. 747 § 2, 2000; 1992 Code; Ord. 490 § 1, 1984)