(A) Upon receipt of an application for a permit or license, the City Clerk shall refer one copy to the Chief of Police who shall note thereon any record concerning the applicant which may appear from the official records in his or her charge and return the same promptly to the City Clerk.
(B) The City Clerk shall cause other investigation or inquiry to be made concerning the applicant as he or she may deem necessary to determine the character and business responsibility of the applicant and whether his or her application is in compliance with the terms of this chapter.
(C) If, as a result of the investigation, the character and business responsibility of the applicant are found to be satisfactory and the application is in compliance with the terms and conditions of this chapter, the City Clerk, upon payment of the prescribed permit or license fee, shall issue the permit or license together with any badge, tag or license plates properly an accompaniment thereto.
(D) If, as a result of the investigation provided for in this section, the applicant’s character or business responsibility are found to be untrue, then the Chief of Police or the City Clerk shall endorse on the application his or her disapproval thereof and the reasons for the same, and the City Clerk shall then notify the applicant that his or her application has been disapproved and that no license will be issued.
(E) Any applicant aggrieved by the action of the Chief of Police or the City Clerk in the denial of a permit or license as provided in division (D) above shall have the right to appeal therefrom to the City Council. The appeal shall be filed, in writing with the City Council, within 14 days after notice of the action complained of has been given to the applicant personally or mailed, postage prepaid, to his or her last known address. The City Council shall set a time and place for a hearing on the appeal and notice of the hearing shall be given to the applicant at least five days prior to the date set for hearing. The decision and order of the City Council on the appeal shall be final and conclusive.
(2002 Code, § 111.05)