Within 30 days after an application has been received, the License Officer shall either make a recommendation to the County Board that a license be issued or shall schedule a hearing to be held within 60 days of the date of the receipt of the application. The applicant, if he or she so desires, may have an attorney present with him or her at the hearing. A certified shorthand reporter shall record the proceedings and prepare a transcript thereof, all at the expense of the applicant. The License Officer shall submit the record of the hearing along with his or her findings and recommendations to the County Board at the next scheduled County Board meeting. The County Board, by a majority of its members present, shall at the earliest convenient date decide whether or not to issue or deny the license, and is not bound by the recommendation of the License Officer. A license shall be issued to all qualified applicants, and may be denied only for cause (see § 114.43).
(1977 Code, § 6:1-14) (Ord. passed 9-13-1994; Ord. 15-0539, passed 5-12-2015)