(A) Responsible officer. The Chief of Police shall be responsible for investigating any violations of law or license limitations by any license holder. If the Chief of Police determines that a violation may warrant immediate disciplinary action, then the information concerning the violations shall be provided to the Council in a timely fashion. In all other situations, the Chief of Police shall coordinate with the City Administrator to provide the information to the Council at the time the City Administrator submits the application for renewal of licenses to the Council for consideration.
(B) Council action. If the Council determines that disciplinary action may be warranted due to the information provided by the Chief of Police, then a formal hearing before the Council shall be scheduled. Notice of the hearing shall be given to the license holder at least 30 days prior to the hearing. The notice shall contain information adequate to advise the license holder concerning the allegations. The license holder shall have the right to appear at the Council meeting and to contest the claims. Upon the finding that the license holder has failed to comply with the law or a license restriction, the Council may suspend the license for up to 60 days or revoke the license or impose a civil fine not to exceed $2,000 for each violation.
(C) Civil and criminal penalties. The imposition of a suspension or revocation of a license as a civil penalty shall not impair the ability of lawful authority from filing criminal charges and seeking criminal penalties for any violation of law.
(Ord. 208, passed 8-5-1996; Ord. 2017-02, passed 7-24-2017) Penalty, see § 10.99