A. The City Manager is authorized to make recommendation to the Arizona Department of Liquor Licenses and Control to grant or deny a special event, fair/festival, extension of premise, acquisition of control, or agent change liquor license application. The City Manager may sign and submit to the Arizona Department of Liquor Licenses and Control, without City Council action, any application recommended for approval.
B. The City Manager shall provide written notice to the applicant within 5 calendar days if the recommendation for the special event, fair/festival, extension of premise, acquisition of control, or agent change liquor license application is denied and shall not take further action on the application until after the City Council has considered and decided any timely filed appeal of the recommendation for denial as provided below.
C. If the City Manager recommends denial of a special event, fair/festival, extension of premise, acquisition of control, or agent change liquor license application, the applicant may request within 5 calendar days of receipt of the written notice from the City Manager required above that its application be placed on the next available City Council meeting agenda for consideration and recommendation to the Arizona Department of Liquor Licenses and Control.
D. The City Manager is authorized to sign and submit on behalf of the city all special event, fair/festival, extension of premise, acquisition of control, or agent change liquor license applications recommended by the city to the Arizona Department of Liquor Licenses and Control.
E. An administrative fee shall be charged to all applicants for special event, fair/festival, extension of premise, acquisition of control, or agent change liquor licenses, per event, regardless of the duration of the event.
(Prior Code, § 8-3-6) (Ord. 18-1198, passed 5-8-18; Ord. 17-1178, passed 6-13-2017; Ord. 07-894, § 3, passed 10-23-2007; Ord. 83-97, § 1 (part), passed - -1983)