(A) Any organization seeking to obtain a premises permit from the Board shall file with the City Clerk an executed, complete duplicate application, together with all exhibits and documents accompanying the application as will be filed with the Board.
(B) Upon receipt of an application for issuance of a premises permit, the City Clerk shall transmit the application to the Rock County sheriff for review and recommendation.
(C) The Rock County sheriff shall investigate the matter and make the review and recommendation to the City Council as soon as possible, but in no event later than 45 days following receipt of the notification by the city.
(D) Organizations applying for a state-issued premises permit shall pay the city an investigation fee according to the city's policy. This fee shall be refunded if the application is withdrawn before the investigation is commenced. If approved by the City Council and the Board, a licensed organization will be responsible for an annual investigative fee for conducting lawful gambling within the city.
(E) The applicant shall be notified in writing of the date on which the Council will consider the recommendation.
(F) The Council shall receive the sheriff's report and consider the application within 45 days of the date the application was submitted to the City Clerk.
(G) The Council shall by resolution approve or disapprove the application within 60 days of receipt of the application.
(H) (1) The Council shall deny an application for issuance or renewal of a premises permit for any of the following reasons:
(a) Violation by the gambling organization of any state statute, state rule, or city ordinance relating to gambling within the last three years.
(b) Violation by the on-sale establishment or organization leasing its premises for gambling of any state statute, state rule, or city ordinance relating to the operation of the establishment, including, but not limited to, laws relating to alcoholic beverages, gambling, controlled substances, suppression of vice, and protection of public safety within the last three years.
(c) Lawful gambling would be conducted at premises other than those for which an on-sale liquor license has been issued.
(d) Operation of gambling at the site would be detrimental to health, safety, and welfare of the community.
(2) Otherwise, the Council shall pass a resolution approving the application.
(Ord. 38, Fourth Series, effective 10-26-2023)