Licenses will be granted only when the applicant meets the following general requirements:
(A) If an individual, the applicant must be an American citizen; if a copartnership, all members of the partnership must be American citizens; applicants must be of good character and reputation and persons who have not been convicted of a felony under the laws of the state and who have not been convicted of being a keeper or are keeping a house of ill-fame and who have not been convicted of pandering or other crime or misdemeanor as are opposed to decency and morality.
(B) If a place of business is to be conducted by a manager or agent, said manager or agent must possess the same qualifications as are required of the licensee.
(C) No person who has been convicted of a violation of any federal or state law or of any provision of this code concerning the sale of alcoholic liquor subsequent to the passage of this chapter or shall have forfeited his bond to appear in court to answer charges of any such violations, shall be entitled to a license.
(D) No person who does not own the premises for which a license is sought or does not have a lease thereon for the full period for which the license is to be issued, shall be entitled to a license.
(E) An applicant for any liquor license who has not provided evidence of the following: evidence that all employees who will be engaged in mixing, preparing, or delivering alcoholic liquor to customers, guests, or patrons, have successfully completed the Beverage Alcohol Sellers and Services Education Training (BASSET) program conducted by an agency licensed by the Illinois Department of Alcohol and Substance Abuse or training provided by the insurance company providing coverage to the license holder. Each new employee hired by the licensee after issuance of the license shall complete the BASSET program at the next available training session or within 60 days of actually beginning work, whichever comes first. A copy of the certificate of completion of such BASSET program for each employee shall be filed with the City Clerk. Each certification shall be renewed every three years from the date of issue. Organizations that are issued a Class E Special Event license shall not be required to have their servers trained as set forth above. Organizers of the Class E Special Event shall meet with designated city officials to go over the standard protocol for serving alcoholic beverages prior to the event.
(‘71 Code, § 4-17-7) (Am. Ord. 3884, passed 5-22-17; Am. Ord. 3994, passed 1-13-20)