(A) Before any person, firm or corporation shall engage in the business of conducting or maintaining any patrol service or system in the city, he, she or it shall make an application in writing to the City Council for permission to engage in that business. The application shall be referred to the Chief of Police, who shall make an investigation concerning the character of the applicant and the condition of police protection prevailing within the district designated, and shall, within seven days, report thereon to the Council. Upon receiving the report, the Council may deny the application after notice and hearing, as set forth below.
(B) Notice of the right to a hearing for denial of a license shall be given in writing stating the grounds of the complaint and the time and place of the hearing. This notice shall be mailed, postage prepaid, to the licensee at the address given on the application for the license, at least ten days prior to the date set for the hearing.
(Ord. 3-71, passed 2-2-1971)