(A) The City Alcoholic Beverage Control Administrator (the “City ABC Administrator”) shall be appointed by the Mayor with the consent of a majority of the members of the City Council, and may be removed by the Mayor with or without cause. No conflict of interest shall be deemed to arise if the individual appointed as City ABC Administrator is also employed by the city in some other capacity.
(B) The salary for City ABC Administrator, if any, shall be fixed from time to time by the Board of Council.
(C) The City ABC Administrator shall have full police powers of a peace office and his/her jurisdiction shall be coextensive with the boundaries of the city.
(D) The City ABC Administrator is authorized to examine and inspect, at any reasonable time, all books and records required to be maintained by licensees under KRS 244.150. The licensee shall submit to the City ABC Administrator a copy of all reports which the licensee is required or elects to submit to or file with the State Alcoholic Beverage Control Board.
(E) (1) Pursuant to KRS 241.190, the functions of the City ABC Administrator shall be the same with respect to city licenses and regulations as the functions of the State ABC Board with respect to state licenses and regulations, except that no regulation adopted by a city administrator may be less stringent than the statutes relating to alcoholic beverage control or than the regulations of the board.
(2) The City ABC Administrator, on his/her own initiative or on complaint of any person, may institute proceedings to suspend or revoke any license issued under this chapter. The City ABC Administrator may suspend a license for any cause for which the State ABC Board is authorized to exercise its discretion as to revoking a license.
(Ord. 2003-13, passed 9-8-03; Am. Ord. 2013-10, passed 12-9-13)