(A) The city council has determined that the city clerk shall be delegated the authority to process and grant or deny all alcoholic beverage license applications, other than certain circumstances involving catering permits, as provided in this chapter.
(B) Whenever the city clerk shall determine that an application for alcoholic beverage license transfer or renewal is complete, the city clerk shall approve or deny such application.
(C) Whenever the city clerk or city council shall deny any application, the city clerk shall specify in writing:
1. The statutes, ordinances and standards used in evaluating the application;
2. The reasons for denial; and
3. The actions, if any, that the applicant could take to obtain the license transfer or renewal thereof.
(D) A transcribable verbatim record of all appeals of denials of license transfer or renewal shall be kept for six (6) months from the date of appeal. Appeals shall be heard before the city council.
(E) The city clerk shall issue a license to the applicant, which license or licenses shall at all times be prominently displayed in the place of business of the licensee and shall be issued only for the particular premises therein described.
(F) All decisions of the city clerk shall be reported to the city council at the next regularly scheduled city council meeting after such decision. (Ord. 938, 12-17-2015)